Lok Sabha Question No. 3987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Flood Prone Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Shahu Shahaji Chhatrapati, Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3987

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 26, 1947 (SAKA)

FLOOD PRONE AREAS

3987.     SHRI SHAHU SHAHAJI CHHATRAPATI: DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government has taken cognizance of the recent floods in various States particularly in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Kolhapur has been identified as a flood prone district;

(c) if so, the disaster mitigation measures taken by the Government in this regard; and

(d) the funds released to the said disaster under NDRF/SDRF during the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) As per the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM), the primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management,  including  assessment  of damages due to any calamity and 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  State Disaster Response  Fund  (SDRF)  already placed at their disposal, in accordance with Government of India approved items and norms.  The Central

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3987 FOR 17.03.2026

Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments and provides requisite logistics and financial support.  Additional financial assistance is provided  from  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 & NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

In wake of floods during 2025 in Maharashtra, an IMCT was constituted by the Central Government on 16th October, 2025 for on the spot assessment of damages, without waiting for the Memorandum from the State Government. The IMCT visited the affected areas in the State during 3rd to 5th November, 2025. The Central Government received a memorandum from the Government of Maharashtra seeking an amount of ₹29,781.66 crore for the 2025 floods. On reviewing the memorandum, this Ministry, vide letter dated 09.01.2026 has  requested  the  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  to  submit  a  revised memorandum in accordance with the SDRF/NDRF guidelines, including the items and norms. Further action is taken as per established procedure.

The  Central  Government  has  framed  the  guidelines  for  constitution  and administration of National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) on 28.02.2022. The  guidelines  outline  the  criteria for mitigation projects to be undertaken

under NDMF.  The  guidelines of NDMF  are  available at the website www.ndmindia.mha.gov.in. Under NDMF, the mitigation projects / programmes  of  the  States  are  considered  on  the  basis  of  the  important factors such as risk exposure (area and population), hazard and vulnerability.

The  Central  Government  has  taken  several  initiatives  to  ensure  effective mitigation measures in the country to prevent any extensive loss of life and property during disasters by strengthening the disaster risk reduction system in India. The projects and works approved for implementation under NDMF and the details of fund allocated, released and utilized thereto in Maharashtra is at Annexure-I.

The details of funds allocated and released under SDRF/NDRF during last five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 to Maharashtra are given as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|   S No. | Year    |   Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share |   Centre's Share of SDRF Released |
|---------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | 2020-21 |                                                   3436.8 |                            2577.6 |
|       2 | 2021-22 |                                                   3436.8 |                            2577.6 |
|       3 | 2022-23 |                                                   3608.8 |                            2706.4 |
|       4 | 2023-24 |                                                   3788.8 |                            2841.6 |
|       5 | 2024-25 |                                                   3978.4 |                            2984   |

## (Rs. in Crore)

| S No.   | Year    | Calamity        | Amount approved by HLC   | Amount released from NDRF( for floods)*   |
|---------|---------|-----------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | 2020-21 | Cyclone Nisarga | 268.59                   | 268.59                                    |
|         |         | Flood           | 151.53                   | 151.53                                    |
|         |         | Flood           | 701.00                   | 701.00                                    |
| 2.      | 2021-22 | Flood/Landslide | 355.39                   | 355.39                                    |
| 3.      | 2022-23 | Flood/Landslide | 577.50                   | 0.00                                      |
| 4.      | 2023-24 | --              | --                       | --                                        |
| 5.      | 2024-25 | --              | --                       | --                                        |

*subject to the adjustment of 50% of balance available in the SDRF account

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Details of mitigation projects approved for implementation along with details of fund allocated, released and utilized especially in Maharashtra: -

(Rs. in Crore)

| Programme /Project/ Scheme                                                                                         |   Total financial outlay Approved by HLC |   Total financial outlay Approved for Maharashtra |   Approved Central Share from NDMF for Maharashtra | Released / for Maharashtra   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme [For Mumbai and Pune]                                                        |                                  3075.65 |                                            994.4  |                                             750    | 225.00                       |
| Programme for Landslide Risk Mitigation [15 States including Maharashtra]                                          |                                  1000    |                                            100    |                                              90    | -                            |
| Programme for Catalytic Assistance to 12 most drought prone States [12 States including Maharashtra]               |                                  2022.16 |                                            174.1  |                                             100    | 50.00                        |
| Mitigation Project for Lightning Safety in the 50 most lightning prone districts [10 States including Maharashtra] |                                   186.78 |                                             14.28 |                                              12.11 | -                            |
| The Mitigation Scheme for Forest Fire Risk Management [19 States including Maharashtra]                            |                                   818.92 |                                             53.6  |                                              48.73 | -                            |

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