Lok Sabha Question No. 1022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Release of Assistance to Tamil Nadu from NDRF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, S. Ramalingam, T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1022

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022/ MAGHA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

RELEASE OF ASSISTANCE TO TAMIL NADU FROM NDRF

1022.     SHRI A. RAJA: DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR: SHRI RAMALINGAM S.: SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  have  submitted  any memoranda to release central assistance of Rs. 6,230 crore from NDRF to the State for the damage caused due to heavy flooding, inundation of crop lands,  loss  of  life  of  human  beings  and  animals  during  the  last  November floods;
- (b) if so, the response of the Government to the above request; and
- (c)  whether the Government is planning to release Central assistance and relief  funds  in  near  future  as  the  Central  team  has  already  visited  the affected areas during the last week of November?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  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

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1022 FOR 08.02.2022

Government  of  India's  approved  items  and  norms.    Additional  financial assistance  is  provided  from  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  for providing immediate relief of temporary nature, 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).

An IMCT was constituted for on the spot assessment of damages due to heavy rains/floods in the month of October-November, 2021 in the State of  Tamil  Nadu.  The  team  visited  the  affected  areas  from  21 st   to  24 th November,  2021.  The  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  submitted  a memorandum  on  damages  due  to  heavy  rains/  floods,  seeking  financial assistance of  Rs.  2629.29  crore  (Rs.549.63  crore  for  immediate  relief  and temporary restoration and Rs. 2079.66 crore for permanent restoration and mitigation).  During  the  visit  of  IMCT,  the  State  Government  submitted  a second memorandum seeking revised financial assistance of Rs.4625.7976 crore (Rs. 1070.9176 crore for temporary restoration and Rs. 3554.88 crore for permanent restoration and mitigation). Subsequently, again on 21.12.2021, the State Government submitted a third memorandum seeking revised  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  6230.45  crore  (Rs.  1510.83  crore  for immediate   relief   and   temporary   restoration  and Rs.  4719.62  crore  for

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1022 FOR 08.02.2022

permanent  restoration  and  mitigation).  IMCT  has  submitted  its  report. Additional financial assistance is considered, as per the established procedure.

During  the  current  financial  year  2021-22,  the  State  Government  of Tamil  Nadu  has  been  allocated  Rs  1088.00  crore  under  SDRF,  which includes  Rs  816.00  crore  as  central  share  and  Rs  272.00  crore  as  state share.  The Central share of Rs. 816.00 crore has been released, in advance, in two installments of Rs. 408.00 crore each.

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