Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Disaster Mitigation, Recovery and Reconstruction Projects
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Shri Chandan Chauhan, Shri Rahul Singh Lodhi, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 260

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 11, 1947 (SAKA)

DISASTER MITIGATION, RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

†260. SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI:

SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN:

SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  the  mitigation,  recovery  and  reconstruction  projects approved  by  the  High-Level  Committee  (chaired  by  the  Union  Home Minister);
- (b)  the  criteria  adopted  for  selection  of  States  and  cities  for  the  said projects;
- (c) the total amount of financial assistance provided to States and Union Territories under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) and related schemes in 2025-26; and
- (d) the steps taken to enhance flood resilience and disaster preparedness in the cities selected under the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP)?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of the mitigation, recovery and reconstruction projects

approved by the High-Level Committee (HLC) is at Annexure-I.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 260 FOR 02.12.2025

(b) Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV-FC), taking cognizance of need for  mitigation  at  both  the  national and  State  levels  recommended fund provisions under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) for communitybased local initiatives, pursuing an approach which promotes adjustment with hazards through soft measures.  The fund allocation under NDMF is Rs. 13,693 crore i.e. 20 per cent of the total allocation for the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) of Rs. 68,463 crore.

Out of this, XV-FC has earmarked fund allocation of Rs. 5,950 crore for four priority areas viz. Catalytic Assistance to Twelve Most Drought-prone States;  Managing  Seismic  and  Landslide  Risks  in  Ten  Hill  States; Reducing the Risk of Urban Flooding in Seven Most Populous Cities and Mitigation Measures to prevent Erosion.

From  the  remaining  allocation  under  NDMF,  the  mitigation  projects/ programmes of the States are conducted on the basis of the important factors  such  as  risk  exposure  (area  and  population)  and  hazard  and vulnerability.

Similarly, XV-FC has also recommended fund allocation of Rs. 20,539 crore under Recovery and Reconstruction (R&R) funding window under National Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  i.e.  30%  of  the  total  allocation  of  the NDRMF of Rs. 68,463 crore.

The allocation from R&R Funding Window for recovery and reconstruction activities after any severe disaster event damaging critical and important social  infrastructure  is  made  based  on  the  second-stage  assessment through Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) undertaken by the State Government.

The Central Government has framed the guidelines for constitution and administration of NDMF on 28.02.2022.  The guidelines outline the criteria for  mitigation  projects  to  be  undertaken  under  NDMF.    As  per  the provisions  of  the  guidelines,  NDMF  is  exclusively  for  the  purpose  of mitigation projects in respect of disasters covered in National Disaster Response  Fund  guidelines  dated  12.01.2022.    In  addition,  mitigation measures for Heatwave and lightning can also be taken up from NDMF.

The Central Government has also framed the guidelines for constitution and administration of R&R Funding Window under NDRF on 14.08.2024.

The  guidelines  of  NDMF  and  R&R  funding  window  under  NDRF  are available at the website www.ndmindia.mha.gov.in.

- (c) Details of total amount of financial assistance provided to States during the year 2025-26 under the NDMF are at Annexure-II.

(d) Under the approved programs for the cities selected under Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP) and UFRMP Phase-2, several

structural measures such as construction of new physical infrastructure, upgrading existing critical infrastructure, Restoration and rejuvenation of water bodies, protection of flood management structure, establishing new nature-based  solution,  etc.  to  enhance  flood  resilience  have  been approved.    Further  several  non-structural  measures  such  as  Risk  & Vulnerability  assessment,  setting  up  of  Early  Warning  Systems  and Community  Awareness  and  Engagement  and  Flood  Resilient  Urban Planning are also included in the approved progarmme.

For the project related to Urban  Flooding, the Fifteenth Finance Commission in its report recommended financial assistance for integrated solution for flood management and urban flooding prevention for seven cities three metros viz. Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata and four cities viz. Ahmedabad,  Bengaluru,  Hyderabad,  and  Pune.  UFRMP  Phase-2  was considered  for eleven  (11)  cities viz.  Bhopal,  Bhubaneshwar,  Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore and Lucknow.    The  key  determinants  for  the  selection  of  these  cities  are primarily based on physical, environmental, socio-economic and climatic factors as well as the State capitals prone to floods, most populous cities within the State, with a population of more than 10 lakh.

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## Details of the mitigation, recovery and reconstruction projects approved by the High-Level Committee

## Details of mitigation projects:-

| Programme/Project/Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Date of approval by HLC   |   Total financial outlay Approved by HLC |   Central Share from NDMF |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme [for seven cities] For Chennai For Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad                                                                                                   | 27.11.2023 25.07.2024     |                                  3075.65 |                   2482.62 |
| Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Programme (4 States viz. Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim)                                                                                             | 25.07.2024                |                                   150    |                    135    |
| Programme for Landslide Risk Mitigation [15 States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal] | 07.11.2024                |                                  1000    |                    900    |
| Programme for Catalytic Assistance to 12 most drought prone States [12 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujrat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh]     | 28.01.2025                |                                  2022.16 |                   1200    |
| Mitigation Project for Lightning Safety in the 50 most lightning prone districts [10 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal]      | 28.01.2025                |                                   186.78 |                    121.14 |
| Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Project (Phase-II) [Eleven (11) cities viz Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore and Lucknow                                                 | 30.09.2025                |                                  2444.42 |                   2200    |
| Restoration and rejuvenation of 24 wetlands of Assam                                                                                                                                                                                 | 30.09.2025                |                                   692.05 |                    519.04 |

## Details of recovery and reconstruction projects: -

| Brief details of Project (as per State's PDNA Report)                                                                     | Date of approval by HLC   |   Total financial outlay Approved by HLC |   Central Share from NDRF |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| For the State of Uttarakhand Recovery and Reconstruction activities in the aftermath of Joshimath Subsidence              | 27.11.2023                |                                  1658.17 |                   1079.96 |
| For the State of Sikkim Recovery and Reconstruction activities in the aftermath of GLOF 2023                              | 25.03.2025                |                                   555.7  |                    338.45 |
| For the State of Himachal Pradesh Recovery and Reconstruction activities in the aftermath of Monsoon Flood/Landslide 2023 | 13.06.2025                |                                  2006.4  |                   1504.8  |
| For the State of Assam Recovery and Reconstruction activities in the aftermath of Flood & landslide in 2022               | 30.09.2025                |                                  1270.79 |                   1016.63 |
| For the State of Kerala Recovery and Reconstruction activities in the aftermath of Wayanad Landslide 2024                 | 30.09.2025                |                                   260.56 |                    260.56 |

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## ANNEXURE-II L.S.US.Q.NO. 260 FOR 02.12.2025

## Details of total amount of financial assistance provided to States under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) (as on 24.11.2025) (Rs. In Crore)

| NDMF Release Project-wise   | Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme   | Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme   | Urban Flood Risk Management (UFRMP) PHASE - II   | Urban Flood Risk Management (UFRMP) PHASE - II   | National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Programme   | National Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) Risk Mitigation Programme   | National Landslide Risk Management Programme (NLRMP)   | National Landslide Risk Management Programme (NLRMP)   | Catalytic assistance to 12 most drought prone states for Drought Mitigation   | Catalytic assistance to 12 most drought prone states for Drought Mitigation   | Mitigation Project for Forest Fire Management   | Mitigation Project for Forest Fire Management   | Mitigation for Lightning   | Project Safety   | Project Safety   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| State/ Year Release Year    | NDMF Allocation                         | Released 2024-25                        | NDMF Allocation                                  | Released                                         | NDMF                                                                     | Released                                                                 |                                                        | NDMF Allocation                                        | Released 2025-26                                                              | NDMF Allocatio n                                                              | Released 2025-26                                | NDMF Allocation                                 | Released                   | NDMF Allocation  | Released         |
|                             |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  | Allocation                                                               | 2024-25                                                                  | 2025-26                                                |                                                        |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 |                                                 |                            |                  |                  |
| Andhra Pradesh              |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 16.63                                           | -                          | 9.94             | -                |
| Arunachal Pradesh           |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  | 40.50                                                                    | 1.83                                                                     |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 13.06                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Assam                       |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 60.30                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 26.79                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Bihar                       |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        |                                                 |                                                 | -                          | 16.47            | -                |
| Chhattisgarh                |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 63.04                                           | -                          | 12.11            | -                |
| Gujarat                     | 243.90                                  | 73.17                                   |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        |                                                 | 7.79                                            | -                          |                  | -                |
| Himachal Pradesh            |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  | 31.50                                                                    |                                                                          | 9.45                                                   | 125.10                                                 |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 7.34                                            | -                          |                  | -                |
| Jharkhand                   |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        |                                                 | 21.95                                           | -                          | 12.11            | -                |
| Karnataka                   | 238.73                                  | 71.62                                   |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 64.80                                                  |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 30.20                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Kerala                      |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 64.80                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 14.13                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Madhya Pradesh              |                                         |                                         | 400.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 88.80                                           | -                          | 16.47            | -                |
| Maharashtra                 | 750.00                                  | 225.00                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 90.00                                                  |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 48.24                                           | -                          | 12.11            | -                |
| Manipur                     |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 24.76                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Meghalaya                   |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 12.40                                           | -                          | 5.58             | -                |
| Mizoram                     |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 27.52                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Nagaland                    |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 | 20.87                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Odisha                      |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 56.77                                           | -                          | 12.11            | -                |
| Rajasthan                   |                                         |                                         | 200.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           |                                                 | -                          |                  | -                |
| Sikkim                      |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  | 36.00                                                                    | 8.35                                                                     |                                                        | 45.00                                                  | 13.50                                                                         |                                                                               |                                                 |                                                 | -                          |                  | -                |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 500.00                                  | 114.75                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 9.48                                            | -                          |                  | -                |
| Telangana                   | 250.00                                  | 75.00                                   |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        | 50.00                                           | 24.33                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| Tripura                     |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 9.90                                                   |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 |                                                 | -                          |                  | -                |
| Uttar Pradesh               |                                         |                                         | 400.00                                           |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        |                                                        |                                                                               | 100.00                                                                        |                                                 |                                                 | -                          | 16.47            | -                |
| Uttarakhand                 |                                         |                                         |                                                  |                                                  | 27.00                                                                    |                                                                          | 8.10                                                   | 125.10                                                 | 4.54                                                                          |                                                                               |                                                 | 15.06                                           | -                          |                  | -                |
| West Bengal                 | 500.00                                  | 150.00                                  |                                                  |                                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                        | 45.00                                                  |                                                                               |                                                                               |                                                 |                                                 | -                          | 7.76             | -                |

*The fund allocation of Rs. 217.16 crore from NDMF has been approved for DRR for the State of Sikkim based on the State's Pos t Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) Report.

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