Lok Sabha Question No. 504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Allocation of Funds to Farmers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE FINANCE COMMISSION DIVISION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 504

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  FEBRUARY, 2016 / PHALGUNA, 7, 1937 (SAKA)

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO FARMERS

## 504.    SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the funds allocated to assist the farmers affected by irregular monsoon/deficient rainfall/excessive rainfall during the last three years; and
- (b) the number of districts declared drought hit during the current year and detail of the financial help provided by the Government, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a):       The State Governments are primarily responsible for undertaking relief measures in the wake of natural disasters. The Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Government by extending financial assistance and logistics support, where ever necessary. The grants are released to States under the scheme 'State Disaster Response Fund' (SDRF) for  meeting  the  expenditure  on  relief  operations  of  immediate  nature  in  case  of  cyclone, drought,  earthquake,  fire,  flood,  tsunami,  hailstorm,  landslide,  avalanche,  cloud  burst,  pest attack and cold wave & frost. The expenditure is incurred as per items and norms approved by the Government of India. The releases under SDRF are made state-wise and no calamitywise/district-wise allocation is made. The SDRF is shared between the Centre and States in the ratio of 75:25 for General Category states and 90:10 for North-East and Himalayan states. In the event of calamity of a severe nature, financial assistance is also extended from National Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  in  accordance  with  established  procedure.  The  Union Government has released Rs. 5208.29 cr., Rs. 6034.08 cr. and Rs. 5629.45 cr. in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively as Central share of SDRF to States. The States have also been provided assistance of Rs. 2810.29 cr., Rs. 4649.94 cr. and Rs. 3460.88 cr. in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 respectively from NDRF. It is for the concerned State Government to take  necessary  measures  to  provide  relief/allocate  funds  from  SDRF/NDRF  to  various districts through concerned district authority, in wake of natural disaster in accordance with the  magnitude  of  the  ground  situation  and  to  also  take  relief  operations  in  all  the  areas affected by natural disasters including drought.

(b): The state-wise  details  regarding  number  of  districts  declared  drought  hit  during  the current  financial  year  2015-16  and  financial  assistance  under  NDRF  approved  by  the Government of India, are as under :

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State          |   Number of districts declared drought hit |   Financial assistance approved by Government of India, subject to the adjustment of 50% of balance available in the SDRF account for the instant disasters |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh |                                          7 |                                                                                                                                                      433.77 |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh   |                                         25 |                                                                                                                                                     1276.25 |
|         3 | Karnataka      |                                         27 |                                                                                                                                                     1540.2  |
|         4 | Madhya Pradesh |                                         42 |                                                                                                                                                     2032.68 |
|         5 | Maharashtra    |                                         21 |                                                                                                                                                     3049.36 |
|         6 | Odisha         |                                         26 |                                                                                                                                                      815    |
|         7 | Telangana      |                                          7 |                                                                                                                                                      791.21 |
|         8 | Uttar Pradesh  |                                         50 |                                                                                                                                                     1304.52 |

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