Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Damage caused by Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tariq Anwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 260

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 04 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025/ MAGHA 15, 1946 (SAKA)

DAMAGE CAUSED BY NATURAL CALAMITIES

260. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether huge damages have been caused by natural calamities like floods, land slides etc. in different parts of the country during the current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether Central teams were sent to the affected areas to assess the magnitude of the calamities and the extent of the damages caused;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of immediate relief in terms of financial assistance given to the concerned States and grants provided after receipt of the assessment reports?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):     The Ministry does not centrally maintain the data of damages due to any disasters including floods and landslides. However, as per the information received from the various State Governments/UTs, the details of damages caused due to hydro-meteorological disasters during the year 2024-25 (as on 27.01.2025) are at Annexure-I.

(c) to (e): As per the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the primary responsibility for disaster management, including disbursal of relief  assistance  on  ground  level,  rests  with  the  State  Governments concerned. The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of  natural  calamities,  from  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF) already placed at their disposal, in accordance with Government of India's approved  items  and  norms.    The  Central  Government  supplements  the efforts  of  the  State  Governments  and  provides  requisite  logistics  and financial  support.    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).

As  on  27.01.2025,  a  total  of  14  IMCTs  have  been  constituted  for  the States/Union  Territories  of  Assam,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Mizoram,  Kerala, Nagaland,  Tripura,  Gujarat,  Telangana,  West  Bengal,  Bihar,  Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for on-the-spot assessment of damages caused due to natural calamities during 2024.  The reports of IMCT are considered by the Central Government, as per the established procedure.  Besides, the details of funds allocated and  released under SDRF/  NDRF  during  the  current  financial  year  i.e.  2024-25  (as  on 27.01.2025) is at Annexure-II.

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## Details of damages as reported by State/UT due to hydro-meteorological disasters during the year 2024-25

Provisional (as on 27.01. 202 5) )

| S. No.   | State             | Human Lives lost (No.)   | Cattle Lost (No.)   | Houses/huts damaged (No.)   | Cropped Area affected (in lakh ha.)   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 56                       | 122                 | 1323                        | 0.11                                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 12                       | 55                  | 771                         | -                                     |
| 3        | Assam             | 128                      | 16207               | 156691                      | 1.38                                  |
| 4        | Bihar             | 64                       | -                   | 191                         | -                                     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 125                      | 289                 | 2154                        | -                                     |
| 6        | Goa               | 4                        | 2                   | 696                         | -                                     |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 230                      | 7222                | 20741                       | -                                     |
| 8        | Haryana           | 1                        | -                   | 16                          | -                                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 408                      | 7110                | 1089                        | -                                     |
| 10       | Karnataka         | 185                      | 1219                | 22414                       | 2.86                                  |
| 11       | Kerala            | 3 55                     | -                   | 7850                        | -                                     |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    | 373                      | 1204                | 8147                        | -                                     |
| 13       | Maharashtra       | 206                      | 551                 | 98                          | -                                     |
| 14       | Manipur           | 11                       | 233                 | 29639                       | 0.01                                  |
| 15       | Meghalaya         | 43                       | 241                 | 4043                        | 0.01                                  |
| 16       | Mizoram           | 44                       | 7                   | 440                         | 0.21                                  |
| 17       | Nagaland          | 27                       | 1                   | 2231                        | 0.03                                  |
| 18       | Odisha            | 30                       | 2                   | 1941                        | 0.22                                  |
| 19       | Punjab            | 23                       | 10                  | 114                         | -                                     |
| 20       | Rajasthan         | 131                      | 492                 | 1863                        | -                                     |
| 21       | Sikkim            | 13                       | 4244                | 1679                        | -                                     |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu        | 77                       | 8512                | 11201                       | 4.00                                  |
| 23       | Telangana         | 29                       | 13412               | 8690                        | -                                     |
| 24       | Tripura           | 78                       | 15                  | 67487                       | -                                     |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh     | 88                       | 33                  | 2644                        | 3.95                                  |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 80                       | 524                 | 3484                        | 0.05                                  |
| 27       | West Bengal       | 14                       | -                   | -                           | 1.38                                  |
| 28       | Delhi             | 68                       | -                   | 8                           | -                                     |
| 29       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 28                       | 73                  | 1069                        | 0.02                                  |
| 30       | Puducherry        | 5                        | 46                  | 4667                        | 0.01                                  |
|          | Total             | 2936                     | 61826               | 363381                      | 14.24                                 |

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ANNEXURE-II L.S.US.Q.NO. 260 FOR 04.02.2025

Statement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of Funds under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during the year 2024-25 (As on 27.01.2025)

## (Rs. in crore)

| S.N.   | State             | Allocation of SDRF   | Allocation of SDRF   | Allocation of SDRF   | Releases from SDRF   | Releases from SDRF   | Release from NDRF   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
| S.N.   | State             | Central Share        | State Share          | Total                | Ist Installment      | 2 nd Installment     | Release from NDRF   |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 1036.00              | 344.80               | 1380.80              | 518.00               | 518.00               | --                  |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 231.20               | 25.60                | 256.80               | 115.60               | --                   | --                  |
| 3.     | Assam             | 716.00               | 79.20                | 795.20               | 358.00               | 358.00               | --                  |
| 4.     | Bihar             | 1311.20              | 436.80               | 1748.00              | 655.60               | 655.60               | --                  |
| 5.     | Chhattisgarh      | 400.00               | 133.60               | 533.60               | --                   | --                   | --                  |
| 6.     | Goa               | 10.40                | 3.20                 | 13.60                | 5.20                 | --                   | --                  |
| 7.     | Gujarat           | 1226.40              | 408.80               | 1635.20              | 600.00#              | --                   | --                  |
| 8.     | Haryana           | 455.20               | 151.20               | 606.40               | 227.60               | --                   | --                  |
| 9.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 378.40               | 41.60                | 420.00               | 189.20               | 189.20               | 66.924              |
| 10.    | Jharkhand         | 526.40               | 175.20               | 701.60               | 500.80#              | --                   | --                  |
| 11.    | Karnataka         | 732.00               | 244.00               | 976.00               | 366.00               | --                   | 3454.22             |
| 12.    | Kerala            | 291.20               | 96.80                | 388.00               | 145.60               | 145.60               | --                  |
| 13.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 1686.40              | 561.60               | 2248.00              | 843.20               | --                   | --                  |
| 14.    | Maharashtra       | 2984.00              | 994.40               | 3978.40              | 1492.00              | 1492.00              | --                  |
| 15.    | Manipur           | 40.00                | 4.00                 | 44.00                | 38.80#               | 11.20                | --                  |
| 16.    | Meghalaya         | 60.80                | 6.40                 | 67.20                | 59.60#               | --                   | --                  |
| 17.    | Mizoram           | 43.20                | 4.80                 | 48.00                | 21.60                | 21.60                | 7.56                |
| 18.    | Nagaland          | 38.40                | 4.00                 | 42.40                | 19.20                | 19.20                | --                  |
| 19.    | Odisha            | 1485.60              | 495.20               | 1980.80              | 742.80               | 742.80               | --                  |
| 20.    | Punjab            | 458.40               | 152.80               | 611.20               | 229.20               | --                   | --                  |
| 21.    | Rajasthan         | 1372.00              | 456.80               | 1828.80              | 686.00               | --                   | --                  |
| 22.    | Sikkim            | 47.20                | 4.80                 | 52.00                | 23.60                | 23.60                | 221.122             |
| 23.    | Tamil Nadu        | 944.80               | 315.20               | 1260.00              | 472.40               | 472.40               | 276.10              |
| 24.    | Telangana         | 416.80               | 138.40               | 555.20               | 208.40               | 208.40               | --                  |
| 25.    | Tripura           | 63.20                | 7.20                 | 70.40                | 31.60                | 40.00                | 25.00               |
| 26.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 1791.20              | 596.80               | 2388.00              | 1748.40#             | --                   | --                  |
| 27.    | Uttarakhand       | 868.00               | 96.00                | 964.00               | 434.00               | --                   | --                  |
| 28.    | West Bengal       | 936.00               | 312.00               | 1248.00              | 468.00               | 468.00               | --                  |
|        | TOTAL             | 20550.40             | 6291.20              | 26841.60             | 11200.40             | 5365.60              | 4050.91             |

# = includes arrears of previous year.