Lok Sabha Question No. 1464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Disaster Relief Funds to Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1464

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 18, 1947 (SAKA)

DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS TO HIMACHAL PRADESH

1464. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and amount allocated for central share in State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)  and  other  Central  disaster  relief  schemes  to  Himachal  Pradesh since 2023 and the purposes for which these were released;
- (b) whether the Government has received utilization certificates and also confirmation  that  the  Government  of  Himachal  Pradesh  contributed  its prescribed  share  to  SDRF  and  other  matching  contributions,  if  not,  the reasons and remedial steps taken;
- (c)  the  details  of  any  special  financial  packages,  mitigation  projects sanctioned  or  under  consideration  to  reduce  disaster  risk  in  Himachal Pradesh, with timelines and implementing agencies;
- (d)  the  details  of  immediate  relief,  ex-gratia,  NDRF/SDRF  funds  released during the recent Bilaspur landslide on 7 October 2025; and
- (e)  the  details  of  any  research  on  occurrence  of  landslides,  slopestabilisation and other preventive measures being funded or commissioned  by  disaster relief agencies  and  institutes under the Ministry?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e):    As  per  the  National  Disaster  Management  Policy,  the  primary responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the  State  Governments concerned.  The    State    Governments    provide   relief   assistance   to    the

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1464 FOR 09.12.2025

affected    people in the event   of   notified natural disasters, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at its disposal, through established channel  of concerned  district administrative machineries  in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India (GOI) in accordance with the magnitude of the ground situation.  These norms interalia provide for assistance to the affected people without any discrimination. However,  in  the  event  of  disaster  of  a  severe  nature,  additional  financial assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure, which includes an assessment based on the visit of an  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT).  Financial  assistance  provided  from SDRF/  NDRF  is  by  way  of  relief  and  not  for  compensation  of  loss  suffered/ claimed.  With  regard  to  package,  it  is  mentioned  that  under  the  existing scheme of SDRF/ NDRF, there is no provision to provide any special financial package for the affected State.

In order to supplement the efforts of State, the Central Government had released  the  following  amount  from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund (SDRF)/ National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the State Government of Himachal Pradesh for management of relief necessitated by  notified  natural  disasters  during  2023-24  to  2025-26  are  given  as under:

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1464 FOR 09.12.2025

(Rs. in crore)

| Year                       | Allocation   | Centre's share of SDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF             | Released from NDRF   |
|----------------------------|--------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|                            | under SDRF   | released                 | Natural calamities   | Modernization of fire services | PDNA (R&R)*          |
| 2023-24                    | 400.80       | 360.80                   | 787.25               | --                             | --                   |
| 2024-25                    | 420.00       | 378.40                   | 66.92                | 17.64                          | --                   |
| 2025-26 (as on 04.12.2025) | 441.60       | 397.60                   | 107.15               | 23.52                          | 451.44               |

In  the  case  of  mitigation  fund,  the  Central  Government  had  released the  following  amount  from  State  Disaster  Mitigation  Fund  (SDMF)/ National  Disaster  Mitigation  Fund  (NDMF)  to  the  State  Government during 2023-24 to 2025-26 are given as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Allocation   | Centre's share of   | Released from NDMF   | Released from NDMF   |
|---------|--------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|         | under SDMF   | SDMF released       | GLOF #               | NLRMP*               |
| 2023-24 | 100.20       | 42.80               | --                   | --                   |
| 2024-25 | 105.00       | 184.65              | -                    | --                   |
| 2025-26 | 110.40       | 49.70               | 9.45                 | 37.50                |

# GLOF = Glacial Lake Outburst Flood

* NLRMP = National Landslide Mitigation Programme.

The  State  Government  has  furnished  the  information  in  the  regard  of matching  share  and  has  confirmed  that  State  Government  of  Himachal Pradesh has contributed its matching share to SDRF, SDMF and NDMF.

The  Central  Government  has  approved  the  financial  assistance  of  Rs. 2006.40  cr.  for  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh  for  disaster  recovery  and reconstruction  needs.  The  central  share  of  assistance  from  R&R  funding window under NDRF is Rs. 1504.80 crore. The first instalment of Rs. 451.44 cr has been released to the State. Further, Himachal Pradesh is identified State for implementation of National GLOF Risk Mitigation Project. Rs. 35 crore  is  allocated  for  the  State  and  first  instalment  of  Rs.  9.45  crore  is released  to  the  State.  Himachal  Pradesh  is  also  identified  State  for implementation of National Landslide Risk Mitigation Project. Rs. 139 crore is allocated for the State and first instalment of Rs. 37.50 crore is released to the State

Further,  in  order  to  examine  the  occurrence  of  natural  disaster  events including landslides in Hill States including Himachal Pradesh, a study has been  carried  out  by  National  Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA). Based on the report of NDMA, further action is taken as per the established procedure.

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