Lok Sabha Question No. 1609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Losses Suffered due to Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1609

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 04, 1944 (SAKA)

LOSSES SUFFERED DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES

1609. SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  estimated  loss  suffered  by  the  country  including  the  States  of Maharashtra due to natural calamities since the last three years till date;

(b) the details of funds allocated against the estimated loss till date;

(c)  whether  the  allocation  of  funds  is  very  less  as  compared  to  the estimated loss and if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) the details of the measures taken by the Government to ensure mental health of the paramilitary forces;

(e)  whether it is a fact that paramilitary forces are getting less facilities compared to Army and State Police Forces; and

(f)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective  measures  being taken in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (c): The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the  State  Governments  concerned.  The  State  Governments  undertake relief measures in the wake of natural calamities, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal, in accordance with

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1609 FOR 26.07.2022

Government of India approved items and norms.  The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments and provides requisite logistics and financial support.  Additional financial assistance is provided from  the  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF),  as  per  laid  down procedure,  in  case  of  disaster  of  'severe  nature',  which  includes  an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT).

The State-wise information on losses caused due to natural calamities is not  maintained  centrally  by  this  Ministry.    However,  as  per  information furnished by States, details of losses during last three years i.e. 2019-20 to 2021-22  and  current  year  i.e.  2022-23  (as  on  19.07.2022)  are  given  in Annexure-I.

Further, the allocation of SDRF to States is based on the recommendations of  successive  Finance  Commissions,  set  up  under  Article  280  of  the Constitution, from time to time. Further, the disbursal of assistance from SDRF  and  NDRF  is  governed  by  the  Guidelines  and  Items  and  Norms  of assistance,  which  are  framed  in  consultation  with  all  Stakeholders, including States and  are  available  on  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs website

https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/gallery/Guidelines%20SDRF%20&%20N DRF.PDF and https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/pdf/SDRF-NDRFNormsdated8april2015.pdf, respectively.  The State-wise details of allocation and releases from  SDRF and NDRF  during 2019-20 to 2022-23 (as on 20.07.2022) are given in Annexure-II.

In  the  memoranda,  the  State  Governments  generally  project  damages beyond the norms of NDRF and at times for inadmissible items.  Further, under NDRF, the fund is provided for immediate relief and not for long-term rehabilitation  and  reconstruction  works,  for  which  funds  are  generally sought  by  the  State  Governments.  This  is  the  reason  for  variation  in demands  submitted  by  the  States  and  the  amount  sanctioned  by  the Central Government.

(d): The measures undertaken to promote mental health and well-being of Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) personnel are given in the AnnexureIII.

(e) and (f): Service conditions of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Indian Army / State Police are governed by different set of Rules and not comparable on a one to one basis.

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## Details of damages as reported by States/ UTs due tohydrometeorological calamities during the years 2019-20 to 2022-23 (As on 19.07.2022)

## L.S.USQ NO. 1609 FOR 26.07.2022 ANNEXURE-I

(Provisional)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                                |                        |                      |                             |                                   |                        |                      |                    |                                   | Year                   | Year                 | Year               | Year                     |                                 |                      |                             |                                   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                                | 2019-20                | 2019-20              | 2019-20                     |                                   |                        |                      | 2020-21            | 2020-21                           |                        | 2021-22              | 2021-22            | Houses / Houses /        | Houses / Houses /               | Houses / Houses /    | Houses / Houses /           | Houses / Houses /                 |
| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                                | Human lives lost (No.) | Livestock lost (No.) | Houses / huts damaged (No.) | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) | Human lives lost (No.) | Livestock lost (No.) | huts damaged (No.) | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) | Human lives lost (No.) | Livestock lost (No.) | huts damaged (No.) | Crops affected lakh ha.) | area (in Human lives lost (No.) | Livestock lost (No.) | Houses / huts damaged (No.) | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) |
| 1         | Andhra Pr.                               | --                     | --                   | --                          | --                                | 50                     | 10790                | 18537              | 6.81                              | 61                     | 3261                 | 7720               | 2.38                     | --                              | 1455                 | 38                          | 0.11280                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pr.                            | 7                      | 23                   | 377                         | --                                | 19                     | 809                  | 707                | 0.28                              | 6                      | 18                   | 98                 | 0.02                     | 17                              | 13                   | 599                         | 0.00067                           |
| 3         | Assam                                    | 101                    | 250                  | 140440                      | 2.00                              | 149                    | 393                  | 57931              | 2.67                              | 13                     | --                   | 2163               | 0.1                      | 196                             | 54837                | 306921                      | 2.40097                           |
| 4         | Bihar                                    | 133                    | 80                   | 45355                       | 2.61                              | 30                     | 125                  | 10789              | 7.41                              | 70                     | 96                   | 9535               | 7.06                     | 50                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                             | 15                     | 96                   | 1246                        | 0.018                             | 61                     | 858                  | 14962              | --                                | 16                     | 279                  | 1986 --            |                          | 41                              | 268                  | 326                         | --                                |
| 6         | Gujarat                                  | 195                    | 848                  | 5318                        | --                                | 215                    | 1019                 | 7638               | --                                | 67                     | 8683                 | 129497             | 1.49                     | 114                             | 965                  | 3346                        | --                                |
| 7         | Goa                                      | 2                      | --                   | 540                         | --                                | 2                      | --                   | 114                | --                                | 3                      | 16                   | 3402               | 0.001                    | --                              | --                   | 81                          | --                                |
| 8         | Haryana                                  | 7                      | --                   | 1                           | --                                | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                                | 4                      | --                   | -- --              |                          | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 9         | Himachal Pr.                             | 86                     | 555                  | 2940                        | --                                | 44                     | 84                   | 1307               | 0.24                              | 119                    | 509                  | 171                | 0.06                     | 196                             | 315                  | 330                         | --                                |
| 10        | Jharkhand                                | --                     | --                   | --                          | --                                | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                                | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                       | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 11        | Karnataka                                | 91                     | 59600                | 115792                      | 9.35                              | 104                    | 1841                 | 40028              | 14.32                             | 70                     | 797                  | 30765              | 11.35                    | 41                              | 294                  | 9178                        | 0.06770                           |
| 12        | Kerala                                   | 125                    | 829                  | 30039                       | 0.36                              | 128                    | --                   | 5672               | --                                | 144                    | 152                  | 9770               | 0.85                     | 25 64                           |                      | 1448                        | --                                |
| 13        | Madhya Pr.                               | 674                    | 1700                 | 51830                       | 60.47                             | 212                    | 1469                 | 42536              | 6.68                              | 127                    | 1540                 | 70776              | 1.06                     | 120                             | 420                  | 461                         | --                                |
| 14        | Maharashtra                              | 253                    | 4230                 | 109714                      | 4.17                              | 215                    | 5814                 | 297013             | 11.28                             | 322                    | 2201                 | 46166              | 2.41                     | 108                             | 189                  | 1412                        | --                                |
| 15        | Manipur                                  | --                     | --                   | --                          | --                                | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                                | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                       | 53                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 16        | Meghalaya                                | 23                     | --                   | 37771                       | --                                | 32                     | 263                  | 2374               | --                                | 2                      | 20                   | 1556               | --                       | 36                              | 338                  | 4884                        | 0.01114                           |
| 17        | Mizoram                                  | 3                      | --                   | 1523                        | --                                | --                     | --                   | 350                | --                                | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                       | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 18        | Nagaland                                 | 19                     | 5                    | 1458                        | --                                | 9                      | 1                    | 1030               | --                                | 2                      | 3503                 | 948                | 0.17                     | 3                               | 30                   | 654                         | 0.00484                           |
| 19        | Odisha                                   | 13                     | 136                  | 5139                        | 1.49                              | 38                     | 64                   | 81592              | 1.80                              | 19                     | 4632                 | 28929              | 1.82                     | --                              | 2                    | 394                         | 0.00270                           |
| 20        | Punjab                                   | 20                     | 615                  | 2618                        | 1.51                              | 16                     | 92                   | 837                | 1.23                              | 18                     | 38                   | 90                 | 0.04                     | 7                               | 200                  | 94                          | 0.81420                           |
| 21        | Rajasthan                                | 126                    | 314                  | 27284                       | 23.92                             | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                                | 51                     | 1556                 | 36957              | 6.47                     | 37                              | 93                   | --                          | --                                |
| 22        | Sikkim                                   | 6                      | 1304                 | 485                         | --                                | 18                     | 134                  | 1432               | 0.02                              | 3                      | 51                   | 1098               | 0.02                     | 8 11                            |                      | 3379                        | 0.00169                           |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                               | 25                     | 70                   | 1158                        | --                                | 12                     | 1783                 | 11421              | 4.63                              | 128                    | 6516                 | 48510              | 0.83 --                  | --                              |                      | --                          | --                                |
| 24        | Telangana                                | --                     | --                   | --                          | --                                | 52                     | 390                  | 4364               | 2.39                              | --                     | --                   | --                 | --                       | 2                               | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 25        | Tripura                                  | 8                      | 15                   | 44963                       | 0.014                             | 5                      | 4                    | 11650              | --                                | 6                      | 33                   | 1796               | --                       | 9                               | --                   | 1672                        | --                                |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh                            | 166                    | 297                  | 33986                       | 8.30                              | 72                     | 62                   | 6798               | 1.08                              | 162                    | 277                  | 11335              | 3.61                     | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                              | 80                     | 400                  | 814                         | 0.003                             | 68                     | 530                  | 1031               | --                                | 79                     | 357                  | 860                | 0.54                     | 19                              | 104                  | 97                          | --                                |
| 28        | West Bengal                              | 227                    | 382                  | 83787                       | 0.08                              | 354                    | 23937                | 564814             | 5.71                              | 98                     | 9736                 | 263381             | 3.48                     | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 29        | J & K                                    | 17                     | 6                    | 11                          | --                                | 77                     | 77                   | 8                  | -                                 | --                     | --                   | --                 |                          | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
|           |                                          |                        | --                   |                             |                                   |                        |                      |                    |                                   |                        |                      |                    | --                       | 16                              | --                   | 6                           | --                                |
|           | Puducherry                               | --                     | --                   | --                          | --                                | 1                      | 656 --               | 186 --             | 0.02                              | 2                      | 71                   | 347 0.04           |                          | --                              | --                   | --                          | --                                |
| 30 31     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu Total | -- 2422                | 71755                | -- 744589                   | -- 114.295                        | 6 1989                 | 51126                | 1185137            | -- 66.57                          | 1 1593                 | 4 44346              | 1204 709060        | 0.00005 43.80105         | 1098                            | 59598                | 335310                      | 3.41671                           |

## L.S.USQ NO. 1609 FOR 26.07.2022 ANNEXURE-II

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER SDRFAND NDRF DURING THE YEAR 2018-19 TO 2022-23 (AS ON 20.07.2022) (Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.   | State             | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | State             | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2019-20                           | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2019-20                                  | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23                                  |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 534.00                                                   | 1192.80                                                  | 1192.80                                                  | 1252.80                                                  | 324.15                            | 895.20                            | 895.20                            | 470.00                            | 570.91                                   | 657.029                                  | 351.43                                   | --                                       |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 63.00                                                    | 222.40                                                   | 222.40                                                   | 233.60                                                   | 56.70                             | 200.00                            | 200.00                            | --                                | --                                       | 59.34                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 3.       | Assam             | 559.00                                                   | 686.40                                                   | 686.40                                                   | 720.80                                                   | 503.10                            | 617.60                            | 617.60                            | 648.80                            | --                                       | 44.37                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 570.00                                                   | 1510.40                                                  | 1510.40                                                  | 1586.40                                                  | 631.12                            | 1132.80                           | 1132.80                           | 594.80                            | 953.17                                   | 1255.27                                  | 1038.96                                  | --                                       |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 292.00                                                   | 460.80                                                   | 460.80                                                   | 484.00                                                   | 177.30                            | 345.60                            | 345.60                            | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 6.       | Goa               | 4.00                                                     | 12.00                                                    | 12.00                                                    | 12.80                                                    | 4.20                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 856.00                                                   | 1412.00                                                  | 1412.00                                                  | 1482.40                                                  | 886.80                            | 1059.20                           | 1059.20                           | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | 1000.00                                  | --                                       |
| 8.       | Haryana           | 374.00                                                   | 524.00                                                   | 524.00                                                   | 550.40                                                   | 227.10                            | 392.80                            | 392.80                            | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 287.00                                                   | 363.20                                                   | 363.20                                                   | 380.80                                                   | 197.23                            | 327.20                            | 327.20                            | 171.20                            | 518.06                                   | 2.90                                     | --                                       | --                                       |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir # | 310.00                                                   | --                                                       | --                                                       | --                                                       | 405.00                            | --                                | --                                | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 11.      | Jharkhand         | 442.00                                                   | 605.60                                                   | 605.60                                                   | 635.20                                                   | 331.50                            | 454.40                            | 454.40                            | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | 200.00                                   | --                                       |
| 12.      | Karnataka         | 336.00                                                   | 843.20                                                   | 843.20                                                   | 885.60                                                   | 204.00                            | 632.80                            | 632.80                            | --                                | 3208.28                                  | 689.27                                   | 1623.30                                  | --                                       |
| 13.      | Kerala            | 225.00                                                   | 335.20                                                   | 335.20                                                   | 352.00                                                   | 136.65                            | 251.20                            | 251.20                            | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1066.00                                                  | 1941.60                                                  | 1941.60                                                  | 2038.40                                                  | 647.10                            | 1456.00                           | 1456.00                           | --                                | 1712.14                                  | 1891.79                                  | 600.50                                   | --                                       |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       | 1803.00                                                  | 3436.80                                                  | 3436.80                                                  | 3608.80                                                  | 1352.25                           | 2577.60                           | 2577.60                           | --                                | 5189.40                                  | 420.12                                   | 1056.39                                  | --                                       |
| 16.      | Manipur           | 23.00                                                    | 37.60                                                    | 37.60                                                    | 39.20                                                    | 30.60                             | 33.60                             | 33.60                             | 17.60                             | --                                       | 26.53                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         | 29.00                                                    | 58.40                                                    | 58.40                                                    | 60.80                                                    | 38.70                             | 52.80                             | 52.80                             | --                                | --                                       | 16.52                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 18.      | Mizoram           | 20.00                                                    | 41.60                                                    | 41.60                                                    | 43.20                                                    | 18.00                             | 37.60                             | 37.60                             | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 19.      | Nagaland          | 12.00                                                    | 36.80                                                    | 36.80                                                    | 38.40                                                    | 10.80                             | 32.80                             | 32.80                             | 17.20                             | 176.52                                   | 1.335                                    | --                                       | 39.28                                    |
| 20.      | Odisha            | 909.00                                                   | 1711.20                                                  | 1711.20                                                  | 1796.80                                                  | 552.00                            | 1283.20                           | 1283.20                           | 674.00                            | 3294.10                                  | 500.00                                   | 500.00                                   | --                                       |
| 21.      | Punjab            | 474.00                                                   | 528.00                                                   | 528.00                                                   | 554.40                                                   | 412.37                            | 474.43                            | 396.00                            | 208.00                            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 22.      | Rajasthan         | 1340.00                                                  | 1580.00                                                  | 1580.00                                                  | 1659.20                                                  | 1005.00                           | 1184.80                           | 1184.80                           | 622.40                            | 1949.59                                  | 68.65                                    | --                                       | 13.46                                    |
| 23.      | Sikkim            | 38.00                                                    | 44.80                                                    | 44.80                                                    | 47.20                                                    | 34.20                             | 40.00                             | 40.00                             | 21.20                             | --                                       | 73.86                                    | 55.23                                    | --                                       |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu        | 825.00                                                   | 1088.00                                                  | 1088.00                                                  | 1142.40                                                  | 500.85                            | 816.00                            | 816.00                            | --                                | --                                       | 286.91                                   | 566.36                                   | --                                       |
| 25.      | Telangana         | 333.00                                                   | 479.20                                                   | 479.20                                                   | 503.20                                                   | 487.50                            | 359.20                            | 359.20                            | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 26.      | Tripura           | 38.00                                                    | 60.80                                                    | 60.80                                                    | 63.20                                                    | 34.20                             | 54.40                             | 54.40                             | --                                | --                                       | 12.93                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 820.00                                                   | 2062.40                                                  | 2062.40                                                  | 2165.60                                                  | 849.30                            | 1546.40                           | 1546.40                           | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand       | 255.00                                                   | 832.80                                                   | 832.80                                                   | 874.40                                                   | 229.50                            | 749.60                            | 749.60                            | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 29.      | West Bengal       | 628.00                                                   | 1078.40                                                  | 1078.40                                                  | 1132.80                                                  | 650.40                            | 808.80                            | 808.80                            | --                                | 958.33                                   | 2250.28                                  | 350.13                                   | --                                       |
|          | TOTAL             | 13465.00                                                 | 23186.40                                                 | 23186.40                                                 | 24344.80                                                 | 10937.62                          | 17825.63                          | 17747.20                          | 3445.20                           | 18530.50                                 | 8257.11                                  | 7342.30                                  | 52.74                                    |

#  Now UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.

## L.S.USQ NO. 1609 FOR 26.07.2022

## ANNEXURE-III

Measures taken/being  undertaken to promote  the mental health and  wellbeing  of the Jawans in the CAPFs/Assam Rifles (AR).

(i) Transparent  policies  pertaining  to  transfer  and  leave  of  CAPFs  and  Assam Rifles (AR) personnel. Choice posting is considered to the extent possible after the personnel served in hard area. The hospitalization period due to injuries while on duty is treated as on duty. (ii)    Regular  interaction  of  officers  with  troops  to  find  out  and  redress  their grievances. (iii)    Ensuring adequate rest and relief by regulating the duty hours. (iv)   Improving living conditions for troops, providing adequate  recreational/ entertainment, sports, communication facilities etc. Crèche facility is also provided at various establishments (where feasible) to facilitate the female employees. (v)    Facility  of  retention  of  government  accommodation  at  the  place  of  last posting (for keeping the family) while posted in NE states, J&K and LWE affected areas (except State Capitals). (vi)   Providing better medical facilities as well as organizing talks with specialists to address their personal and psychological concerns and organizing meditation & yoga routinely for better stress management.

(vii)   Adequately compensating the troops deployed in difficult areas.

(viii)  Other  welfare  measures  like  facility  of  Kendriya  Police  Kalyan  Bhandar (KPKB), scholarship for wards etc. Air courier services have also been provided to CAPFs/Assam Rifles (AR) personnel deployed in NE States, J&K and LWE affected areas. (ix)   Designating retired CAPF personnel as ex-CAPF personnel for better identity and community recognition. (x)    To  reduce  the  stress  level  of  CAPFs/Assam  Rifles  (AR)  personnel,  various steps  have  been  taken  by  the  MHA,  CAPFs  &  Assam  Rifles  (AR).  As  part  of  the process, the  "Art  of  Living"  courses  are  being  conducted  for  CAPFs/Assam  Rifles (AR) personnel which have positive impacts on the Jawans. (xi)   Promotions are made regularly of eligible personnel as & when the vacancies arise.  Financial  benefits  under  Modified  Assured  Career  Progression  (MACP)  are given  at  10,  20  &  30  years  of  service  in  case  promotion  does  not  take  place  for want of vacancies. (xii) A  Task  Force  has  been  set  up  in  October,  2021  to  suggest  remedial measures for prevention of suicides & fratricide in CAPFs & Assam Rifles.

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