Lok Sabha Question No. 3085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Visit of Central  Observer Team
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3085

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## VISIT OF CENTRAL OBSERVER TEAM

3085. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  Observer  Team  has  visited  the  drought  and  flood  affected districts of the States including the districts of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the Central funds allocated by the Government particularly for the drought and flood affected areas of Scheduled Caste (SC) dominated districts of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (c):  The  State  Government  is  primarily  responsible  for  providing  necessary  relief measures in the wake of natural calamities. For undertaking relief measures, funds are available  with  the  State  Government  in  the  form  of  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund (SDRF). Additional financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  from  the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature and is approved on the basis of Memorandum received from the State Government, in accordance with  established  procedures.  The  assistance  approved  under  SDRF/NDRF  norms  is

O.I.H.

provided in the form of relief. Details of the Memorandum received from the States/Union Territories for drought and floods during the last three years are as under:

| Year    | Memorandum submitted by the States/Union Territories   | Memorandum submitted by the States/Union Territories                                                                                                                     |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Drought                                                | Floods                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2020-21 | Rajasthan                                              | Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & Uttar Pradesh.        |
| 2021-22 | Rajasthan & Nagaland                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal & Pudducherry (UT). |
| 2022-23 | Jharkhand                                              | Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim & Telangana.                                                       |

The allocation in the SDRF of the State is made towards all notified calamities, including drought, flood, landslides, cyclone etc., and it is for the State Government to provide necessary relief to the affected people from the SDRF, in accordance with the Government of India approved items & norms.  Further, the distribution of relief measures on the ground is the responsibility of the State Government. Allocation under SDRF for the State of Uttar Pradesh for the Award Period 2021-2026 is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   State Share |   Central Share |   Total |
|---------|---------------|-----------------|---------|
| 2021-22 |         516   |          1546.4 |  2062.4 |
| 2022-23 |         541.6 |          1624   |  2165.6 |
| 2023-24 |         568   |          1705.6 |  2273.6 |
| 2024-25 |         596.8 |          1791.2 |  2388   |
| 2025-26 |         626.4 |          1880.8 |  2507.2 |
| Total   |        2848.8 |          8548   | 11396.8 |

A sum of Rs.276.90 crore has been provided as financial assistance under NDRF (for all calamities) to Uttar Pradesh during last six years.

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