Lok Sabha Question No. 371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Development of Flood-hit Areas of Amritsar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 371 ANSWERED ON 02/12/2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF FLOOD-HIT AREAS OF AMRITSAR

## 371. Shri Gurjeet Singh Aujla:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in the recent spell of unprecedented floods and heavy rainfall  across  Punjab,  vast  rural  areas  have  suffered  largescale  devastation,  hundreds  of  houses  have  been  destroyed, streets  and  internal  village  roads  have  been  washed  away, trees and streetlights uprooted, vital rural infrastructure severely damaged, the people of these affected regions have lost  not  only  shelter  but  also  livelihoods,  connectivity  and access to basic civic amenities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Ministry has received any request to make plan of destruction caused by recent floods in Amritsar district and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  announce  a Special Rural Rehabilitation and Modernisation Package under schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana  (PMGSY), Pradhan  MantriAwasYojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G),  and  National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM),  to rebuild rural roads, houses, and essential infrastructure with modern and resilient facilities; and
- (e) the  specific  measures  and  financial  allocations  planned  to ensure swift restoration and long-term climate-resilient development of these flood-hit rural communities?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN)

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

With regard to specific measures under schemes of Ministry of Rural  Development,  under  the  Pradhan  MantriAwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G),  a  target  of  36,703  houses  has  been  allocated  under Special Project for flood-affected families for the State of Punjab for the Financial Year 2025-26. In the district of Amritsar, 2,997 houses have been marked by the State as flood-affected under the Special Projects.  Further,  a  mother  sanction  of  Rs.134.37  crore  through

SNA-SPARSH has also been issued to the State of Punjab.

Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS), there  is  a  provision  for  providing  50  days  of additional employment in a financial year, over and above the 100 days  guaranteed  under  the  scheme,  to  job  card  holders  in  rural areas  where  drought  or  natural  calamity  has  been  notified  under State Government. Accordingly, keeping in view the recent flood faced by the State, order has been issued by this Department for grant of 50 days  of  additional  employment  for  the  job  card  holders  of  all  the relevant codes/regulations/administrative orders by the rural areas of the State of Punjab for Financial Year 2025-26.

The Government remains committed to swift  restoration  and long-term resilience of flood-hit rural communities, in close coordination with the State Government.

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