Lok Sabha Question No. 1586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Relief Funds allocated to States affected by Natural Disasters
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1586

Answered on Monday, February 09, 2026/Magha 20, 1947 (Saka)

Relief Funds allocated to States affected by Natural Disasters

1586. Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has data of the relief funds allocated to States affected by floods, landslides  or other  natural  disasters  during  the  last  three  years,  if  so,  the  details  of  amounts released indicating the dates of such releases and the names of the recipient States; and

(b) whether the Government has details of the funds requested by each State during the said period as compared with the funds actually sanctioned, including cases where requests were denied or kept abeyance and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  and  (b):  Based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA),  the Ministry of Finance has  released  a total  amount  of  Rs  77,089.05  crore  during  the last  three years i.e. from the financial  year 2022-23 to 2024-25 to States as Central share of the State Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF),  Central  share  of  State  Disaster  Mitigation  Fund  (SDMF), Additional Central Assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and Assistance from National Disaster Mitigation Fund. Year-wise and State-wise details of releases are given in Annexure-I.

As  per  the  National  Disaster  Management  Policy,  the  primary  responsibility  for  disaster management, including assessment of the preliminary losses caused by a natural calamity, rests with the State Governments concerned. The State Governments provide financial relief to the affected  people  in  the  wake  of  natural  calamities  from  the  SDRF  already  placed  at  their disposal,  in  accordance  with  approved  items  and  norms  of  the  Government  of  India.  The Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments and provides requisite logistics and financial support. As per laid down procedure, additional financial assistance is provided  from  NDRF  in  case  of  disaster  of  'severe  nature',  which  includes  an  assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) and approval of funds by the High Level Committee based on appraisal of damages.

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## Releases of Disaster Management Grants to State Governments during 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State             |   FY 2022-23 |   FY 2023-24 |   FY 2024-25 |    Total |
|----------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |       940    |       987.2  |      1833.7  |  3760.9  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |       210.4  |       220.8  |       170.03 |   601.23 |
| 3        | Assam             |       898.8  |       843    |       745.02 |  2486.82 |
| 4        | Bihar             |      1338.3  |      1553.6  |      1795.1  |  4687    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |       181.6  |       272.4  |       414.04 |   868.04 |
| 6        | Goa               |        13.2  |        10.8  |        46.9  |    70.9  |
| 7        | Gujarat           |       959.8  |      1279    |       673.17 |  2911.97 |
| 8        | Haryana           |       562.6  |       433.6  |       561    |  1557.2  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |       599.46 |      1190.85 |       647.62 |  2437.93 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |       113.6  |       476.8  |      1027.2  |  1617.6  |
| 11       | Karnataka         |      1603.83 |       697.6  |      4332.06 |  6633.49 |
| 12       | Kerala            |       264    |       378.3  |       362.3  |  1004.6  |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |      1719.9  |      1997.4  |      2097.9  |  5815.2  |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |      3593.6  |      3275.4  |      3919.4  | 10788.4  |
| 15       | Manipur           |        35.2  |        18.8  |        62.15 |   116.15 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |        27.2  |        27.2  |        71.58 |   125.98 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |        53.5  |        56.9  |        72.36 |   182.76 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |       146    |        50.3  |       229.81 |   426.11 |
| 19       | Odisha            |      1516.5  |      1937.5  |      1902.09 |  5356.09 |
| 20       | Punjab            |       515    |       595.4  |       599.9  |  1710.3  |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |      1413.86 |      1789.6  |      1715    |  4918.46 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |        47.7  |       143.19 |       297.18 |   488.07 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |      1167.9  |      1007.1  |      1880.84 |  4055.84 |
| 24       | Telangana         |       188.8  |       584.8  |       534.58 |  1308.18 |
| 25       | Tripura           |        63.9  |        67.9  |       258.01 |   389.81 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |      1401.6  |      2294.2  |      2369.15 |  6064.95 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |       885.6  |      1131.4  |      1106.3  |  3123.3  |
| 28       | West Bengal       |       955.8  |      1221.2  |      1404.77 |  3581.77 |
|          | Total             |     21417.7  |     24542.2  |     31129.2  | 77089.1  |