Lok Sabha Question No. 527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: NDRF Funds
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 527

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD FEBRUARY, 2026/ MAGHA14, 1947 (SAKA)

NDRF FUNDS

†527. SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently conducted any assessment of the floods that occurred in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the total loss and damage to life and property caused by it;
- (c) the total amount released by the Central Government from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) following the recent floods in various districts of Maharashtra;
- (d) the date wise and instalment-wise details thereof;
- (e)  the  manner  in  which  the  adequacy  of  these  funds  has  been  assessed, keeping in view losses relating to crops, livestock, housing, infrastructure and livelihoods; and
- (f) whether there was any delay in the release or disbursement of the funds and if so, the reasons therefor and the impact of such delay on the affected families?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):  As  per  the  National  Policy  on  Disaster  Management  (NPDM),  the primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management,  including  assessment  of damages on ground level, rests with the State Governments concerned. The State  Governments   undertake  relief   measures  in  the   wake  of   natural

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 527 FOR 03.02.2026

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).

This ministry does not centrally maintain data regarding the loss and damage to life and property caused by natural disasters in the country. However, as reported by the State Government of Maharashtra, 160 human lives and 599 animals were lost, 3598 houses damaged and 75.42 lakh hectares of cropped area  was  affected  due  to  hydro-meteorological  disasters  during  the  year 2025.

In wake of floods during 2025 in Maharashtra, an IMCT was constituted by the Central Government on 16 th  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 3 rd  to 5 th  November, 2025. Based on the report of the IMCT, an additional financial assistance from NDRF is considered as per established procedure.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 527 FOR 03.02.2026

Besides, an amount of Rs. 4176.80 crore (Rs. 3132.80 crore Central Share + Rs.  1044.00  crore  State  share)  was  allocated  to  the  State  Government  of Maharashtra for the Financial Year (FY) 2025-26 in SDRF. The central share of SDRF was released to the State Government in two equal installments of Rs.1566.40 crore each during FY 2025-26. In addition, the State Government of Maharashtra reported balance of Rs. 1613.52 crore in SDRF account of the state as on 1 st  April, 2025.

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