Lok Sabha Question No. 5391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Financial Assistance to Cyclone/Flood Affected States
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5391

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  APRIL, 2022/CHAITRA 15,1944 (SAKA)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CYCLONE/FLOOD AFFECTED STATES

5391.  SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to release financial assistance to the States which suffered heavily in the recent cyclones and floods in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  quantum  of  funds  being  released  from  National  Disaster  Response Force to each cyclone-affected and flood-affected States particularly to the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management,  including undertaking disbursal of relief to affected people at ground level, rests with the State Governments concerned. The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural disasters including cyclone and floods, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at their disposal, in accordance with Government of India's 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 InterMinisterial Central Team (IMCT).

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5391 FOR 05.04.2022

During the financial year 2021-22 (as on 31.03.2022), the State-wise details of fund  released  from  NDRF  for  floods  and  cyclones,  after  the  adjustment  of 50% of the opening balance of SDRF of the respective State, as on 1 st  April, 2021, is given as under:-

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.   | Name of State   | Name of Calamity   | Assistance released from NDRF   |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh  | Floods             | 351.43                          |
| 2.       | Bihar           | Floods             | 1038.96                         |
| 3.       | Gujarat         | Cyclone 'Tauktae'  | 1000.00*                        |
| 4.       | Jharkhand       | Cyclone 'Yaas'     | 200.00*                         |
| 5.       | Karnataka       | Floods             | 1623.30                         |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh  | Floods             | 600.50                          |
| 7.       | Maharashtra     | Floods             | 1056.39                         |
| 8.       | Odisha          | Cyclone 'Yaas'     | 500.00*                         |
| 9.       | Sikkim          | Floods/Landslides  | 55.23                           |
| 10.      | Tamil Nadu      | Floods             | 566.36                          |
| 11.      | West Bengal     | Cyclone 'Yaas'     | 300.00*                         |
|          |                 | Floods             | 50.13                           |