Lok Sabha Question No. 3225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Resettlement of Displaced Persons
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala, Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3225

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 30, 1944 (SAKA)

RESETTLEMENT OF DISPLACED PERSONS

3225.     SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the 15th Finance Commission accorded river erosion as a natural calamity and recommended adequate compensation including  rehabilitation  under  State  Disaster  Relief  Fund  (SDRF)  and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of subsequent action taken in response to the 15th Finance Commission recommendations;

(c) the details and the status of implementation of the said recommendations of fund allocation for 'Resettlement of Displaced People affected  by  Erosion'  under  NDRF  and  Mitigation  Measures  to  prevent erosion under NDMF;

(d) the details of funds allocated to Meghalaya and Assam so far for relief and  rehabilitation  for  erosion-hit  communities  under  SDRF  and  NDRF respectively; and

(e) whether the Union Government has received the report sought from the Meghalaya and Assam State Governments with details of those victims in the States who have become landless and homeless due to erosion and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  (XV-FC)  had  noted  that  coastal and river erosion can have serious adverse socio-economic consequences. It had considered two aspects related to erosion i.e. mitigation measures to prevent erosion [(under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF)] and resettlement  of  displaced  people  affected  by  erosion  [under  National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)].

Accordingly, to mitigate the risk of erosion, XV-FC had recommended an allocation of Rs. 1,500 crore from NDMF for the award period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The guidelines on constitution and administration of the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) have been issued on 28.02.2022.

Further,  for  resettlement  of  displaced  people  affected  by  erosion,  XV-FC had recommended that both the Union and State Governments develop a policy  to  deal  with  the  extensive  displacement  of  people  caused  by coastal and river erosion. To implement such policy,  XV-FC had recommended an allocation of Rs. 1,000 Crore at the national level under the  Recovery  &  Reconstruction  Funding  Window  of  NDRF.    The  State Governments can request assistance from the resources available through the Recovery & Reconstruction Funding Window of NDRF.

L.S.US.Q.NO. 3225 FOR 21.03.2023

(d): No  State  wise  fund  had  been  allocated  by  XV-FC  for  erosion-hit communities under SDRF and NDRF. However, funds allocated under SDRF and released under NDRF to Meghalaya and Assam is given below:-

Rs. in Crore

| S. No.   | State     | Year-wise allocation of fund under SDRF (Central and State share)   | Year-wise allocation of fund under SDRF (Central and State share)   | Year-wise allocation of fund under SDRF (Central and State share)   | Year-wise release of fund under NDRF   | Year-wise release of fund under NDRF   | Year-wise release of fund under NDRF   |
|----------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|          |           | 2020-21                                                             | 2021-22                                                             | 2022-23                                                             | 2020-21                                | 2021-22                                | 2022-23                                |
| 1        | Assam     | 686.40                                                              | 720.80                                                              | 756.80                                                              | 44.37                                  | --                                     | 250.00                                 |
| 2        | Meghalaya | 58.40                                                               | 60.80                                                               | 64.80                                                               | 16.52                                  | --                                     | --                                     |

(e): No such reports have been received from Meghalaya and Assam.

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