Lok Sabha Question No. 1192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Financial Assistance to Tripura
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1192

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 12, 1946 (SAKA)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRIPURA

1192.     SMT. KRITI DEVI DEBBARMAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the assessment made by the Government regarding the recent floods in Tripura, including the extent of damage to infrastructure, agriculture and local residents;

(b) whether the Union Government has received a formal request for a relief package from the State Government of Tripura in response to the recent floods and if so, the details of the relief package requested by the State; and

(c)  the  amount of financial assistance and relief package allocated and released by the Union Government to Tripura in the wake of the recent floods and the timeline for its disbursement?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per the National Policy on Disaster Management, the primary responsibility of disaster management, including damage assessment and providing relief measures on ground level, rests with the State Governments  concerned.    The  Central  Government  provides  requisite logistics and financial support to the efforts of the State Governments. The

State Governments provide financial relief to the affected people in the event of 12 notified natural disasters which includes floods and landslides, from  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF),  already  placed  at  its disposal, in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India  (GOI).    However,  in  the  event  of  disaster  of  a  'severe  nature', additional  financial  assistance  is  extended  from  the  National  Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid  down  procedure,  which  includes  an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT). The financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

In  wake  of  landslide  and  flood  in  Tripura  during  2024,  an  IMCT  was constituted  on  27 th   August,  2024  to  assess  the  damage  by  the  Central Government, without waiting for a memorandum from the State Government of Tripura. The IMCT visited the affected areas of the State from 28 th  August to 30 th  August, 2024.  As per the IMCT report, loss of 36 Human lives, 3584 Cattle, damage to 34773 houses and damage to 0.59 lac hectare cropped area have been reported, due to flood in Tripura during 2024. The State Government submitted its memorandum  on 13 th September, 2024 seeking an additional financial assistance of Rs. 7080.55

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1192 FOR 03.12.2024

crore under NDRF, including Rs. 5854.83 crore for damage to infrastructure.    Based  on  the  report  of  the  IMCT,  additional  financial assistance is considered as per the established procedure.

Further, an amount of Rs. 70.40 crore (Rs. 63.20 crore Central Share + Rs. 7.20  crore  State  share)  has  been  allocated  to  the  State  Government  of Tripura for the financial year 2024-25 in SDRF.  The whole Central Share of Rs. 63.20 crore has already been released to State Government of Tripura in advance.  In addition, State Government of Tripura reported an amount of Rs. 227.92 crore as balance in their SDRF account, as on 31 st  March, 2024.  Besides, Central Government has released an amount of Rs. 8.40 crore as advance from allocation of 2025-26 under SDRF and an amount of Rs. 25.00 crore from NDRF as advance 'on an account basis' to the State Government of Tripura for providing relief to the affected people.  Thus, sufficient funds of Rs. 331.72 crore is available in the SDRF account of the State for the relief operations.

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