Lok Sabha Question No. 1159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Deaths due to Cold Waves
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1159

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 20, 1942 (SAKA)

DEATHS DUE TO COLD WAVES

†1159. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  people  who  died  due  to  cold  weather  and  cold  waves across the country during the last five years including 2020-21, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has given any compensation to the families of such people;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to face such a calamity?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):   The primary responsibility to take necessary measures to prevent deaths from cold weather and cold wave in the country rests with the State Government concerned. The data on deaths due to cold weather and cold wave is not maintained centrally by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

However,  as  per  information  received  from  National  Crime  Record  Bureau (NCRB), the details of the death caused due to exposure to cold during 2015 to 2019 are at Annexure.

## L.S.US.Q NO. 1159 FOR 09.02.2021

The damages caused due to cold waves & frost stands included as one of the eligible natural calamity for providing assistance by State Governments from  State  Disaster  Risk  Management  Fund  (SDRMF)/National  Disaster Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per  the  norms.  A  copy  of  items  and  norms  is available at https://www.ndmindia.nic.in/images/pdf/SDRF-NDRFNormsdated8april,2015.pdf .

## Annexure

## LOK SABHA USQ No 1159

## State/UT wise number of Deaths Due to Exposure to Cold during 2015-2019

| Sl. No.   | State / UT        | 2015     | 2016     | 2017     | 2018     | 2019     |
|-----------|-------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| STATES:-  | STATES:-          | STATES:- | STATES:- | STATES:- | STATES:- | STATES:- |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 0        | 1        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 1        |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 2        | 1        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 80       | 114      | 140      | 192      | 131      |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 5        | 6        | 0        | 12       | 8        |
| 6         | GOA               | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 7         | GUJARAT           | 31       | 12       | 10       | 5        | 13       |
| 8         | HARYANA           | 57       | 33       | 46       | 49       | 62       |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 23       | 9        | 15       | 13       | 13       |
| 10        | JHARKHAND         | 73       | 87       | 75       | 75       | 119      |
| 11        | KARNATAKA         | 0        | 1        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 12        | KERALA            | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 13        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 11       | 10       | 28       | 18       | 21       |
| 14        | MAHARASHTRA       | 10       | 18       | 28       | 26       | 22       |
| 15        | MANIPUR           | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 16        | MEGHALAYA         | 0        | 3        | 0        | 0        | 1        |
| 17        | MIZORAM           | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 18        | NAGALAND          | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 19        | ODISHA            | 5        | 0        | 0        | 2        | 1        |
| 20        | PUNJAB            | 127      | 135      | 93       | 83       | 141      |
| 21        | RAJASTHAN         | 32       | 24       | 28       | 27       | 49       |
| 22        | SIKKIM            | 5        | 1        | 2        | 1        | 3        |
| 23        | TAMIL NADU        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 24        | TELANGANA         | 1        | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 25        | TRIPURA           | 1        | 0        | 1        | 0        | 1        |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 636      | 188      | 222      | 196      | 190      |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND       | 20       | 33       | 37       | 20       | 18       |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL       | 22       | 3        | 0        | 0        | 1        |
| Total     | (States)          | 1141     | 679      | 725      | 719      | 795      |

L.S.US.Q NO. 1159 FOR 09.02.2021

|    | Union Territory          |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|----|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1  | A & N ISLANDS            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 2  | CHANDIGARH               |      0 |      4 |      1 |      0 |      0 |
| 3  | D & N HAVELI             |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 4  | DAMAN & DIU              |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 5  | DELHI (UT)               |      0 |      3 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 6  | JAMMU & KASHMIR & LADAKH |      8 |      1 |     12 |     38 |      1 |
| 7  | LAKSHADWEEP              |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 8  | PUDUCHERRY               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|    | Total (UTs)              |      8 |      8 |     13 |     38 |      1 |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA)        |   1149 |    687 |    738 |    757 |    796 |

Source:  'Accidental  Deaths  and  Suicides  in  India'  as  per data provided by States/UTs

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