Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Relief Assistance to States
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 288

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

RELIEF ASSISTANCE TO STATES

288.     SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the compensation or relief assistance provided by the Union  Government  to  various  States  in  response  to  natural  calamities such as floods or cyclones during the last five years, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  released  any  financial  assistance  to Tamil Nadu for damages caused by natural disasters during the last three years and the current financial year and if so, the details thereof and the specific nature of these compensations;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  types  of  damages  such  as  infrastructure  loss, agricultural  damage  and  loss  of  life,  for  which  the  Government  has provided compensation to Tamil Nadu aftermath of natural calamities; and
- (d) the status of pending compensation or assistance requests from Tamil Nadu for any recent natural calamities and the time by which the State is expected to get the remaining funds, if any?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  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

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 288 FOR 04.02.2025

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).  The  financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

The details of funds allocated and released under SDRF and additional financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Central  Government  to  various States,  including  Tamil  Nadu  from  NDRF  during  the  last  five  years  i.e. 2019-20 to 2023-24 are at Annexure.

(c): As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  their Memorandum, details of damages during last three years i.e. 2021-22 to 2023-24  and  current  year  i.e.  2024-25  (as  on  27.01.2025)  are  given  as under:-

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 288 FOR 04.02.2025

| Year    | Calamity         | Human Lives lost (No.)   | Cattle Lost (No.)   | Houses/ huts damaged (No.)   | Cropped Area affected (in ha.)   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2021-22 | Floods           | 128                      | 6516                | 48510                        | 173269.13                        |
| 2022-23 | -                | -                        | -                   | -                            | -                                |
| 2023-24 | Cyclone Michaung | 17                       | 384                 | 2189                         | 18755.49                         |
|         | Floods           | 61                       | 18213               | 18088                        | 248303.50                        |
| 2024-25 | Cyclone Fengal   | 40                       | 2991                | 10331                        | 380985.97                        |

(d): During  November-December,  2024,  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  has experienced the unprecedented heavy rainfall due to the Cyclone 'Fengal'. Without waiting for a Memorandum from the State Government, an IMCT was constituted by the Central Government on 03.12.2024, which visited the affected areas of the State from 06.12.2024 to 09.12.2024.  The State Government of Tamil Nadu has submitted a memorandum on 02.01.2025 projecting an amount of Rs. 3104.93 crore for immediate assistance from NDRF for temporary  restoration.    Based  on  the  report  of  the  IMCT,  an additional financial assistance from NDRF is considered by the Central Government, as per the established procedure.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 288 FOR 04.02.2025

Further,  an  amount  of  Rs.  1260.00  crore  (944.80  crore  Central  Share  + 315.20 crore State share) has been allocated to the State Government of Tamil Nadu for the financial year 2024-25 under SDRF.  The whole Central Share of SDRF of Rs. 944.80 crore has been released to Government of Tamil Nadu, in advance.  Thus, sufficient fund is available in the SDRF account of the State for relief necessitated measures.

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## ANNEXURE

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 288 FOR 04.02.2025

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER SDRFAND NDRF DURING THE YEAR 2019-20 TO 2023-24 (AS ON 31-03-2024)

## (Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No .   | State             | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No .   | State             | 2019-20                                                  | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2023-24                                                  | 2019-20                           | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2023-24                           | 2019-20                                  | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23                                  | 2023-24                                  |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 534.00                                                   | 1192.80                                                  | 1192.80                                                  | 1252.80                                                  | 1315.20                                                  | 324.15                            | 895.20                            | 895.20                            | 940.00                            | 987.20                            | 570.91                                   | 657.01                                   | 351.43                                   | --                                       | --                                       |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 63.00                                                    | 222.40                                                   | 222.40                                                   | 233.60                                                   | 245.60                                                   | 56.70                             | 200.00                            | 200.00                            | 210.40                            | 220.80                            | --                                       | 59.34                                    | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 3.        | Assam             | 559.00                                                   | 686.40                                                   | 686.40                                                   | 720.80                                                   | 756.80                                                   | 503.10                            | 617.60                            | 617.60                            | 648.80                            | 680.80                            | --                                       | 44.37                                    | --                                       | 250.00                                   | --                                       |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 570.00                                                   | 1510.40                                                  | 1510.40                                                  | 1586.40                                                  | 1664.80                                                  | 631.12                            | 1132.80                           | 1132.80                           | 1189.60                           | 1248.80                           | 953.17                                   | 1255.27                                  | 1038.96                                  | --                                       | --                                       |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 292.00                                                   | 460.80                                                   | 460.80                                                   | 484.00                                                   | 508.00                                                   | 177.30                            | 345.60                            | 345.60                            | 181.60                            | 181.60#                           | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 6.        | Goa               | 4.00                                                     | 12.00                                                    | 12.00                                                    | 12.80                                                    | 12.80                                                    | 4.20                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 7.        | Gujarat           | 856.00                                                   | 1412.00                                                  | 1412.00                                                  | 1482.40                                                  | 1556.80                                                  | 886.80                            | 1059.20                           | 1059.20                           | 556.00                            | 1140.00#                          | --                                       | --                                       | 1000.00                                  | --                                       | --                                       |
| 8.        | Haryana           | 374.00                                                   | 524.00                                                   | 524.00                                                   | 550.40                                                   | 577.60                                                   | 227.10                            | 392.80                            | 392.80                            | 412.80                            | 433.60                            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 287.00                                                   | 363.20                                                   | 363.20                                                   | 380.80                                                   | 400.80                                                   | 197.23                            | 327.20                            | 327.20                            | 342.40                            | 360.80                            | 518.06                                   | 2.90                                     | --                                       | 214.26                                   | 787.25                                   |
| 10.       | Jammu & Kashmir # | 310.00                                                   | --                                                       | --                                                       | --                                                       | --                                                       | 405.00                            | --                                | --                                | --                                | --                                | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 11.       | Jharkhand         | 442.00                                                   | 605.60                                                   | 605.60                                                   | 635.20                                                   | 667.20                                                   | 331.50                            | 454.40                            | 454.40                            | --                                | 476.80#                           | --                                       | --                                       | 200.00                                   | --                                       | --                                       |
| 12.       | Karnataka         | 336.00                                                   | 843.20                                                   | 843.20                                                   | 885.60                                                   | 929.60                                                   | 204.00                            | 632.80                            | 632.80                            | 664.00                            | 697.60                            | 3208.28                                  | 689.27                                   | 1623.30                                  | 939.83                                   | --                                       |
| 13.       | Kerala            | 225.00                                                   | 335.20                                                   | 335.20                                                   | 352.00                                                   | 369.60                                                   | 136.65                            | 251.20                            | 251.20                            | 264.00                            | 277.60                            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 1066.00                                                  | 1941.60                                                  | 1941.60                                                  | 2038.40                                                  | 2140.80                                                  | 647.10                            | 1456.00                           | 1456.00                           | 1528.80                           | 1605.60                           | 1712.14                                  | 1891.79                                  | 600.50                                   | --                                       | --                                       |
| 15.       | Maharashtra       | 1803.00                                                  | 3436.80                                                  | 3436.80                                                  | 3608.80                                                  | 3788.80                                                  | 1352.25                           | 2577.60                           | 2577.60                           | 2706.40                           | 2841.60                           | 5189.40                                  | 420.12                                   | 1056.39                                  | --                                       | --                                       |
| 16.       | Manipur           | 23.00                                                    | 37.60                                                    | 37.60                                                    | 39.20                                                    | 41.60                                                    | 30.60                             | 33.60                             | 33.60                             | 35.20                             | 18.80                             | --                                       | 26.53                                    | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 17.       | Meghalaya         | 29.00                                                    | 58.40                                                    | 58.40                                                    | 60.80                                                    | 64.80                                                    | 38.70                             | 52.80                             | 52.80                             | 27.20                             | 27.20#                            | --                                       | 16.52                                    | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO. 288 FOR 04.02.2025

| 18.   | Mizoram       |   20.00 |   41.60 |   41.60 |   43.20 |   46.40 |    18.00 |    37.60 |   37.60 |   39.20 | 41.60    | --       | --      | --      | --      | --     |
|-------|---------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|---------|---------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|
| 19.   | Nagaland      |      12 |    36.8 |    36.8 |    38.4 |    40.8 |    10.8  |    32.8  |    32.8 |    34.4 | 36.80    | 176.52   | 1.34    | --      | 107.31  | --     |
| 20.   | Odisha        |     909 |  1711.2 |  1711.2 |  1796.8 |  1886.4 |   552    |  1283.2  |  1283.2 |  1348   | 1415.20  | 3294.10  | 500.00  | 500.00  | --      | --     |
| 21.   | Punjab        |     474 |   528   |   528   |   554.4 |   582.4 |   412.37 |   474.43 |   396   |   416   | 436.80   | --       | --      | --      | --      | --     |
| 22.   | Rajasthan     |    1340 |  1580   |  1580   |  1659.2 |  1742.4 |  1005    |  1184.8  |  1184.8 |  1244.8 | 1307.20  | 1949.59  | 68.65   | --      | 13.46   | --     |
| 23.   | Sikkim        |      38 |    44.8 |    44.8 |    47.2 |    49.6 |    34.2  |    40    |    40   |    42.4 | 44.80    | --       | 73.86   | 55.23   | --      | 81.89  |
| 24.   | Tamil Nadu    |     825 |  1088   |  1088   |  1142.4 |  1200   |   500.85 |   816    |   816   |   856.8 | 900.00   | --       | 286.91  | 566.36  | --      | --     |
| 25.   | Telangana     |     333 |   479.2 |   479.2 |   503.2 |   528   |   487.5  |   359.2  |   359.2 |   188.8 | 584.80#  | --       | --      | --      | --      | --     |
| 26.   | Tripura       |      38 |    60.8 |    60.8 |    63.2 |    67.2 |    34.2  |    54.4  |    54.4 |    56.8 | 60.80    | --       | 12.93   | --      | --      | --     |
| 27.   | Uttar Pradesh |     820 |  2062.4 |  2062.4 |  2165.6 |  2273.6 |   849.3  |  1546.4  |  1546.4 |   812   | 1664.80# | --       | --      | --      | --      | --     |
| 28.   | Uttarakhand   |     255 |   832.8 |   832.8 |   874.4 |   918.4 |   229.5  |   749.6  |   749.6 |   787.2 | 826.40   | --       | --      | --      | --      | --     |
| 29.   | West Bengal   |     628 |  1078.4 |  1078.4 |  1132.8 |  1189.6 |   650.4  |   808.8  |   808.8 |   849.6 | 892.00   | 958.33   | 2250.28 | 350.13  | --      | --     |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         |   13465 | 23186.4 | 23186.4 | 24344.8 | 25565.6 | 10937.6  | 17825.6  | 17747.2 | 16392.8 | 19419.60 | 18530.50 | 8257.09 | 7342.30 | 1524.86 | 869.14 |

# Now UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh