Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: NDRF Funds to Assam
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 399

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022/ASHADHA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

NDRF FUNDS TO ASSAM

399. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  funds  disbursed  to  the  state  of  Assam  under  National  Disaster Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  on  date  in  light of the devastating floods experienced this year in May and June 2022;
- (b)  the  funds  disbursed  under  NDRF during the last three years as on  date, State/UT-wise and year-wise;
- (c)  the  amount  sought  under  NDRF  by  the  State  Government  of  Assam  and amount disbursed under NDRF to the State during the last three years as on date, year-wise;
- (d) whether allocation of funds to Assam under NDRF in FY 2018-19 and 201920 has been on lower side and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering to increase central aid to Assam for  flood  relief  and  rehabilitation  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  State  faces annual  flooding  four  times  more  than  the  average  suffered  by  other  States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):     The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with the State Governments concerned. The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund  (SDRF),  already  placed  at  their  disposal,  in  accordance  with  the Government   of  India's   approved   items  and  norms.    Additional  financial

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 399 FOR 19.07.2022

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).

During  the  south-west  monsoon  of  2022,  flood  and  landslides  reported  to have caused extensive damages in various districts in the  State of Assam. The Central Government, without waiting for the Memorandum from the State Government of Assam, has constituted an IMCT on 19 th  May, 2022, for on the spot assessment of damages.  IMCT has visited the State of Assam from 26 th to  29 th May,  2022  and  second  time  from  30 th   June  to  3 rd July,  2022.    The Central Government has released both the installments of SDRF of the year 2022-23 totaling Rs 628.80 crore, in advance, to help the State Government of Assam to provide relief to the affected people. After receipt of the report of IMCT, the additional financial assistance is provided to the State Governments from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure.

The State-wise details of releases from NDRF during 2018-19 to 2022-23 (as on 12.07.2022) are given in Annexure.

(c) and (d):     The allocation of SDRF to States is based on the recommendations  of  successive  Finance Commissions, set up under Article

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 399 FOR 19.07.2022

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 available on Ministry of Home Affairs website https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/gallery/Guidelines%20SDRF%20&%20NDR F.PDF and https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/pdf/SDRF-NDRFNormsdated8april2015.pdf, respectively.

Details of funds sought by Government of Assam and the funds released from NDRF during 2018-19 and 2021-22 are given as under:-

(Rupees in crore)

|   S.N. | Financial Year   | Amount Sought by State Government   |   Amount approved by High Level Committee (HLC) | Funds Released from NDRF after adjustment   |
|--------|------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2018-19 2,509.07 |                                     |                                          138.38 | 00.00*                                      |
|      2 | 2019-20          | 3,237.76                            |                                          616.63 | 00.00*                                      |
|      3 | 2020-21          | 2,640.87                            |                                          437.15 | 44.37*                                      |
|      4 | 2021-22          | 1,088.18                            |                                           51.53 | 00.00*                                      |

-  As per laid down guidelines, funds are released from NDRF subject to the adjustment of 50% of balance available in the SDRF account of the State  on  1 st April  of  the  then  financial  year.    Hence,  in  these  cases, where sufficient  fund  was  available  in  SDRF,  the  net  out  go  from  the NDRF was either 'NIL' or reduced, against the approved amount .

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 399 FOR 19.07.2022

In the memoranda, the State Government had projected damages beyond the norms of NDRF and 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 Government.  This  is  the  reason  for  variation  in  demands  submitted  by  the State and the amount sanctioned by the Central Government.

(e):    The  recommendations  of  the  15 th Finance  Commission  (FC)  on  the disaster  risk  management have been accepted by the Central Government. The Commission had adopted a new methodology for state-wise allocations, which replaces the expenditure driven methodology. The new methodology is a combination of capacity (as reflected through expenditure), risk exposure (area  and  population)  hazard  and  vulnerably  (risk  index).    The  Government has significantly enhanced the allocation for all the States, including that of Assam under SDRF during the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26.  The allocation for Assam under SDRF is Rs. 3793.60 crore for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 as  against  Rs.  2541.00  crore  during  the  period  of  2015-16  to  2019-20.  In addition, Rs. 948.40 crore has been allocated to the State of Assam under the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF).

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L.S.USQ NO. 399 FOR 19.07.2022 ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER NDRF DURING THE YEAR 2018-19 TO 2022-23 (AS ON 12.07.2022)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.   | State             | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | 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             | 2018-19                                  | 2019-20                                  | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23                                  |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1004.88                                  | 570.91                                   | 657.03                                   | 351.43                                   | --                                       |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 132.49                                   | --                                       | 59.34                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 3.       | Assam             | --                                       | --                                       | 44.37                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 4.       | Bihar             | --                                       | 953.17                                   | 1255.27                                  | 1038.96                                  | --                                       |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 6.       | Goa               | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | 1000.00                                  | --                                       |
| 8.       | Haryana           | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 227.29                                   | 518.06                                   | 2.90                                     | --                                       | --                                       |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir # | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 11.      | Jharkhand         | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | 200.00                                   | --                                       |
| 12.      | Karnataka         | 959.84                                   | 3208.28                                  | 689.27                                   | 1623.30                                  | --                                       |
| 13.      | Kerala            | 2904.85                                  | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 334.00                                   | 1712.14                                  | 1891.79                                  | 600.50                                   | --                                       |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       | 2088.59                                  | 5189.40                                  | 420.12                                   | 1056.39                                  | --                                       |
| 16.      | Manipur           | --                                       | --                                       | 26.53                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         | --                                       | --                                       | 16.52                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 18.      | Mizoram           | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 19.      | Nagaland          | 195.99                                   | 176.52                                   | 1.34                                     | --                                       | 39.28                                    |
| 20.      | Odisha            | 341.72                                   | 3294.10                                  | 500.00                                   | 500.00                                   | --                                       |
| 21.      | Punjab            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 22.      | Rajasthan         | 526.14                                   | 1949.59                                  | 68.65                                    | --                                       | 13.46                                    |
| 23.      | Sikkim            | 54.93                                    | --                                       | 73.86                                    | 55.23                                    | --                                       |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu        | 900.31                                   | --                                       | 286.91                                   | 566.36                                   | --                                       |
| 25.      | Telangana         | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 26.      | Tripura           | 171.74                                   | --                                       | 12.93                                    | --                                       | --                                       |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 157.23                                   | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 29.      | West Bengal       | --                                       | 958.33                                   | 2250.28                                  | 350.13                                   | --                                       |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 10000.00                                 | 18530.50                                 | 8257.11                                  | 7342.30                                  | 52.74                                    |

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

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