Lok Sabha Question No. 848 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Losses caused due to Natural Disaster
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, M V V Satyanarayana, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 848

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023/ MAGHA 18, 1944 (SAKA)

LOSSES CAUSED DUE TO NATURAL DISASTER

848.    SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY: SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the devastating combination of heavy rains, floods and the cyclone which affected Andhra Pradesh in 2021 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any central assistance was provided to the State as interim relief to tide over this time;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d)  whether the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) was sent to assess the damage and losses caused by heavy rains in Andhra Pradesh; and

(e) if so, the details thereof including the date of assessment after the disaster took place and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): As  per  the  National  Policy  on  Disaster  Management,  the  primary responsibility  for  disaster  management,  including  disbursal  of  relief  to  the affected  people  on  the  ground  level,  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

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 848  FOR 07.02.2023

approved  items  and  norms.   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 Government  of Andhra Pradesh vide their letter dated 22.11.2021 had informed about the damages caused by heavy rains to crops, roads, transmission lines etc. to the tune of Rs. 6054.29 crore and requested for the immediate  release  of  Rs. 1000  crore  for restoration and  relief operations.

The Central Government, without waiting for the Memorandum from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, constituted an IMCT on 23 rd  November, 2021, for on the spot assessment of damages.  IMCT visited the State on 26-29 November, 2021.  Based on the report of IMCT and recommendations of SubCommittee  of  the  National  Executive  Committee  (SC-NEC),  the  High  Level Committee  (HLC)  had  approved  an  amount  of  Rs.  351.43  crore  to  the  State Government of  Andhra  Pradesh,  which  has  since  been  released  to  the  State Government.

Besides,  during  the  financial  year  2021-22,  the  State  Government  was allocated  Rs.  1192.80  crore  under  SDRF,  which  included  Rs.  895.20  crore  as Central share and Rs. 297.60 crore as State share.  The Central share of Rs. 895.20 crore was released, in advance, to the Government of Andhra Pradesh in two installments of Rs. 447.60 crore each.

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