Lok Sabha Question No. 3518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3518

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

NATURAL CALAMITIES

3518. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government provides central aid in the form of relief in the cases of losses suffered due to natural calamities;

(b) if so, the parameters set by the Government for providing central aid to the States in cases of natural calamities; and

(c)  the  quantum  of  funds  provided  to  the  affected  States  in  the  form  of central aid during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):     The primary responsibility of disaster management, including disbursal of  relief  to  affected  people,  rests  with  the  State  Governments. The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments and provides requisite logistics and financial support. For providing relief to  the  affected  people  in  case  of  12  notified  natural  disasters,  State Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  is  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  State Governments in advance.   Additional financial assistance is provided from

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3518 FOR 10.08.2021

National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  in  case  of  disaster  of  'severe nature', as per laid down procedure, which includes an assessment made by an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT).

The allocation of SDRF to States is based on the recommendations of the  successive  Finance  Commissions,  set  up  under  Article  280  of  the Constitution  from  time  to  time.    Further,  the  disbursal  of  assistance  is governed by the Guidelines and Items and Norms of assistance from SDRF and  NDRF,  which  are  available  on  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  website  at https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/NDRFSDRF\_06042017.pdf and https://ndmindia.mha.gov.in/images/pdf/SDRF-NDRFNormsdated8april2015.pdf, respectively.

(c): State-wise  details  of  allocation  and  releases  from  SDRF/  State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) [after recommendations of 15 th Finance  Commission,  which  includes  SDRF  &  State  Disaster  Mitigation Fund (SDMF)] and NDRF during the last three years i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21 and current year i.e. 2021-22 (as on 31.07.2021) are given in Annexure.

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## L.S. U.S. Q. NO. 3518 FOR 10.08.2021

## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND RELEASES OF FUNDS UNDER SDRF/SDRMF AND NDRF DURING THE YEAR 2018-19 TO 2021-22 (AS ON 31.07.2021)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.   | State             | Allocation under SDRF/SDRMF including State share   | Allocation under SDRF/SDRMF including State share   | Allocation under SDRF/SDRMF including State share   | Allocation under SDRF/SDRMF including State share   | Centre's Share of SDRF/SDRMF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF/SDRMF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF/SDRMF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF/SDRMF Released   | Release from NDRF   | Release from NDRF   | Release from NDRF   | Release from NDRF   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl.No.   | State             | 2018-19                                             | 2019-20                                             | 2020-21                                             | 2021-22                                             | 2018-19                                 | 2019-20                                 | 2020-21                                 | 2021-22                                 | 2018-19             | 2019-20             | 2020-21             | 2021-22             |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 509.00                                              | 534.00                                              | 1491.00                                             | 1491.00                                             | 458.10                                  | 324.15                                  | 1119.00                                 | 447.60                                  | 1004.88             | 570.91              | 657.029             | --                  |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 60.00                                               | 63.00                                               | 278.00                                              | 278.00                                              | 54.00                                   | 56.70                                   | 250.00                                  | 100.00                                  | 132.49              | --                  | 59.34               | --                  |
| 3.       | Assam             | 532.00                                              | 559.00                                              | 858.00                                              | 858.00                                              | 478.80                                  | 503.10                                  | 772.00                                  | 308.80                                  | --                  | --                  | 44.37               | --                  |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 543.00                                              | 570.00                                              | 1888.00                                             | 1888.00                                             | 101.815                                 | 631.12                                  | 1416.00                                 | 566.40                                  | --                  | 953.17              | 1255.27             | --                  |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 278.00                                              | 292.00                                              | 576.00                                              | 576.00                                              | 349.575                                 | 177.30                                  | 432.00                                  | 172.80                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 6.       | Goa               | 4.00                                                | 4.00                                                | 15.00                                               | 15.00                                               | 1.80                                    | 4.20                                    | 12.00                                   | 4.80                                    | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 816.00                                              | 856.00                                              | 1765.00                                             | 1765.00                                             | 449.95                                  | 886.80                                  | 1324.00                                 | 529.60                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | 1000.00             |
| 8.       | Haryana           | 356.00                                              | 374.00                                              | 655.00                                              | 655.00                                              | 320.40                                  | 227.10                                  | 491.00                                  | 196.40                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 273.00                                              | 287.00                                              | 454.00                                              | 454.00                                              | 245.70                                  | 197.23                                  | 409.00                                  | 163.60                                  | 227.29              | 518.06              | 2.90                | --                  |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir $ | 295.00                                              | 310.00                                              | --                                                  | --                                                  | 252.90                                  | 405.00                                  | --                                      | --                                      | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 11.      | Jharkhand         | 421.00                                              | 442.00                                              | 757.00                                              | 757.00                                              | 315.75                                  | 331.50                                  | 568.00                                  | 227.20                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | 200.00              |
| 12.      | Karnataka         | 320.00                                              | 336.00                                              | 1054.00                                             | 1054.00                                             | 288.00                                  | 204.00                                  | 791.00                                  | 316.40                                  | 959.84              | 3208.28             | 689.27              | 629.03              |
| 13.      | Kerala            | 214.00                                              | 225.00                                              | 419.00                                              | 419.00                                              | 192.60                                  | 136.65                                  | 314.00                                  | 125.60                                  | 2904.85             | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1016.00                                             | 1066.00                                             | 2427.00                                             | 2427.00                                             | 914.40                                  | 647.10                                  | 1820.00                                 | 728.00                                  | 334.00              | 1712.14             | 1891.79             | --                  |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       | 1717.00                                             | 1803.00                                             | 4296.00                                             | 4296.00                                             | 1287.75                                 | 1352.25                                 | 3222.00                                 | 1288.80                                 | 2088.59             | 5189.40             | 420.12              | 701.00              |
| 16.      | Manipur           | 22.00                                               | 23.00                                               | 47.00                                               | 47.00                                               | 9.90                                    | 30.60                                   | 42.00                                   | 16.80                                   | --                  | --                  | 26.53               | --                  |
| 17.      | Meghalaya         | 28.00                                               | 29.00                                               | 73.00                                               | 73.00                                               | 12.60                                   | 38.70                                   | 66.00                                   | 26.40                                   | --                  | --                  | 16.52               | --                  |
| 18.      | Mizoram           | 20.00                                               | 20.00                                               | 52.00                                               | 52.00                                               | 18.00                                   | 18.00                                   | 47.00                                   | 18.80                                   | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 19.      | Nagaland          | 11.00                                               | 12.00                                               | 46.00                                               | 46.00                                               | 9.90                                    | 10.80                                   | 41.00                                   | 16.40                                   | 195.99              | 176.52              | 1.335               | --                  |
| 20.      | Odisha            | 865.00                                              | 909.00                                              | 2139.00                                             | 2139.00                                             | 778.50                                  | 552.00                                  | 1604.00                                 | 641.60                                  | 341.72              | 3294.10             | 500.00              | 500.00              |
| 21.      | Punjab            | 451.00                                              | 474.00                                              | 660.00                                              | 660.00                                              | 321.99                                  | 412.37                                  | 573.425                                 | 198.00                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 22.      | Rajasthan         | 1277.00                                             | 1340.00                                             | 1975.00                                             | 1975.00                                             | 957.75                                  | 1005.00                                 | 1481.00                                 | 592.40                                  | 526.14              | 1949.59             | 68.65               | --                  |
| 23.      | Sikkim            | 36.00                                               | 38.00                                               | 56.00                                               | 56.00                                               | 32.40                                   | 34.20                                   | 50.00                                   | 20.00                                   | 54.93               | --                  | 73.86               | --                  |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu        | 786.00                                              | 825.00                                              | 1360.00                                             | 1360.00                                             | 707.40                                  | 500.85                                  | 1020.00                                 | 408.00                                  | 900.31              | --                  | 286.91              | 213.51              |
| 25.      | Telangana         | 317.00                                              | 333.00                                              | 599.00                                              | 599.00                                              | 226.50                                  | 487.50                                  | 449.00                                  | 179.60                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 26.      | Tripura           | 36.00                                               | 38.00                                               | 76.00                                               | 76.00                                               | 32.40                                   | 34.20                                   | 68.00                                   | 27.20                                   | 171.74              | --                  | 12.93               | --                  |
| 27.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 781.00                                              | 820.00                                              | 2578.00                                             | 2578.00                                             | 351.45                                  | 849.30                                  | 1933.00                                 | 773.20                                  | 157.23              | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 28.      | Uttarakhand       | 243.00                                              | 255.00                                              | 1041.00                                             | 1041.00                                             | 218.70                                  | 229.50                                  | 937.00                                  | 374.80                                  | --                  | --                  | --                  | --                  |
| 29.      | West Bengal       | 598.00                                              | 628.00                                              | 1348.00                                             | 1348.00                                             | 269.10                                  | 650.40                                  | 1011.00                                 | 404.40                                  | --                  | 958.33              | 2250.28             | 300.00              |
|          | TOTAL             | 12825.00                                            | 13465.00                                            | 28983.00                                            | 28983.00                                            | 9658.13                                 | 10937.62                                | 22262.425                               | 8873.60                                 | 10000.00            | 18530.50            | 8257.11             | 3543.54             |