Lok Sabha Question No. 2897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: SDRF and NDRF Funds
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Azad Kirti Jha, Shri Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2897

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 19, 1947 (SAKA)

SDRF AND NDRF FUNDS

SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

2897. SHRI AZAD KIRTI JHA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the total amount sanctioned, released, and pending under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to the States, including West Bengal, for floods, cyclones and flash floods during the last five financial years, State and year-wise;

(b) the average time taken between submission of the State Government's damage  assessment  reports  and  release  of  Central  assistance  for  each disaster;

(c) whether the Government proposes to establish a time-bound mechanism for expediting relief and rehabilitation fund release to disaster-prone States like West Bengal, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(d) the amount of pending claims under NDRF from States affected by floods and cyclones, State-wise including West Bengal; and

(e) whether the Government has reviewed delays in disbursement of disaster relief assistance, if so, the details thereof?

## 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  undertake  relief  measures in the wake

of natural disasters including flood from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at their disposal, in accordance with Government of India's approved items and norms. In order to supplement the efforts of the State, additional financial assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), in case of disaster of 'severe nature', in accordance with  the  established  procedure.  The  financial  assistance  provided  under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation of loss suffered/ claimed.  The entire exercise requires adhering to the established procedure envisaged in the NDRF/ SDRF guidelines, which is accessible on the Ministry's website: www.ndmindia.mha.gov.in.

The  State-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  under  SDRF/NDRF during the years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 to all states including West Bengal are at Annexure I.

The details of calamity-wise funds approved and released by Government of India under NDRF during 2020-21 to 2024-25 are as per Annexure II.

As per laid down procedure, a three tier system is followed for calculation of the  additional  financial  assistance  from  NDRF.  Firstly,  an  on-the-spot assessment is made by an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT), comprising of  representatives  of  sectoral  Ministries/  Departments,  along  with  the officials of the State concerned. The report of IMCT is then considered by the Sub Committee of National  Executive Committee  (SC-NEC)  chaired  by

Union Home Secretary and consisting of representatives of various Ministries concerned. Subsequently, the recommendations of SC-NEC are considered and approved by the High Level Committee (HLC) chaired by Hon'ble Union Home Minister and consisting of Union Finance Minister, Union Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog as Members. Quantum of funds is released from NDRF after approval of HLC.

In  order  to  expedite  the  assessment  and  release  of  additional  financial assistance  to  States,  Government  of  India  took  a  significant  decision  on 19.08.2019  to  depute  IMCT  immediately  in  the  aftermath  of  any  natural calamity of severe nature, and without waiting for the memorandum from the State Government.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2897 FOR 10.03.2026 Annexure I

## Statement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of funds under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during the years 2020-21 TO 2024-25

## (Rs. in crore)

| Sl No.   | State             | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.   | State             | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2023-24                                                  | 2024-25                                                  | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2023-24                           | 2024-25                           | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23                                  | 2023-24                                  | 2024- 25                                 |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1192.80                                                  | 1192.80 1252.80                                          | 1315.20                                                  | 1380.80                                                  |                                                          | 895.20                            | 895.20                            | 940.00                            | 987.20                            | 1036.00                           | 657.01                                   | 351.43                                   | --                                       | --                                       | 56.90                                    |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 222.40                                                   | 222.40                                                   | 233.60                                                   | 245.60                                                   | 256.80                                                   | 200.00                            | 200.00                            | 210.40                            | 220.80                            | 115.60                            | 59.34                                    | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 3.       | Assam             | 686.40                                                   | 686.40                                                   | 720.80                                                   | 756.80                                                   | 795.20                                                   | 617.60                            | 617.60                            | 648.80                            | 680.80                            | 716.00                            | 44.37                                    | --                                       | 250.00                                   | --                                       | 29.02                                    |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 1510.40                                                  | 1510.40                                                  | 1586.40                                                  | 1664.80                                                  | 1748.00                                                  | 1132.80                           | 1132.80                           | 1189.60                           | 1248.80                           | 1311.20                           | 1255.27                                  | 1038.96                                  | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | 460.80                                                   | 460.80                                                   | 484.00                                                   | 508.00                                                   | 533.60                                                   | 345.60                            | 345.60                            | 181.60                            | 181.60#                           | 380.80#                           | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | 33.24                                    |
| 6.       | Goa               | 12.00                                                    | 12.00                                                    | 12.80                                                    | 12.80                                                    | 13.60                                                    | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | 10.40                             | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | 31.50                                    |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | 1412.00                                                  | 1412.00                                                  | 1482.40                                                  | 1556.80                                                  | 1635.20                                                  | 1059.20                           | 1059.20                           | 556.00                            | 1140.00#                          | 600.00#                           | --                                       | 1000.00                                  | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 8.       | Haryana           | 524.00                                                   | 524.00                                                   | 550.40                                                   | 577.60                                                   | 606.40                                                   | 392.80                            | 392.80                            | 412.80                            | 433.60                            | 455.20                            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 363.20                                                   | 363.20                                                   | 380.80                                                   | 400.80                                                   | 420.00                                                   | 327.20                            | 327.20                            | 342.40                            | 360.80                            | 378.40                            | 2.90                                     | --                                       | 214.26                                   | 787.25                                   | 84.56                                    |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         | 605.60                                                   | 605.60                                                   | 635.20                                                   | 667.20                                                   | 701.60                                                   | 454.40                            | 454.40                            | --                                | 476.80#                           | 1027.20#                          | --                                       | 200.00                                   | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 843.20                                                   | 843.20                                                   | 885.60                                                   | 929.60                                                   | 976.00                                                   | 632.80                            | 632.80                            | 664.00                            | 697.60                            | 732.00                            | 689.27                                   | 1623.30                                  | 939.83                                   | --                                       | 3528.45                                  |
| 12.      | Kerala            | 335.20                                                   | 335.20                                                   | 352.00                                                   | 369.60                                                   | 388.00                                                   | 251.20                            | 251.20                            | 264.00                            | 277.60                            | 291.20                            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1941.60                                                  | 1941.60                                                  | 2038.40                                                  | 2140.80                                                  | 2248.00                                                  | 1456.00                           | 1456.00                           | 1528.80                           | 1605.60                           | 1686.40                           | 1891.79                                  | 600.50                                   | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       | 3436.80                                                  | 3436.80                                                  | 3608.80                                                  | 3788.80                                                  | 3978.40                                                  | 2577.60                           | 2577.60                           | 2706.40                           | 2841.60                           | 2984.00                           | 420.12                                   | 1056.39                                  | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 15.      | Manipur           | 37.60                                                    | 37.60                                                    | 39.20                                                    | 41.60                                                    | 44.00                                                    | 33.60                             | 33.60                             | 35.20                             | 18.80                             | 50.00                             | 26.53                                    | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       | 12.15                                    |

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## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2897 FOR 10.03.2026 Annexure I

| 16.   | Meghalaya     |   58.40 | 58.40       |   60.80 | 64.80    |   67.20 |    52.80 |   52.80 |   27.20 | 27.20#   | 59.60    | 16.52   | --      | --      | --     | 11.98   |
|-------|---------------|---------|-------------|---------|----------|---------|----------|---------|---------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|---------|
| 17.   | Mizoram       |    41.6 | 41.60       |    43.2 | 46.40    |    48   |    37.6  |    37.6 |    39.2 | 41.60    | 43.20    | --      | --      | --      | --     | 18.36   |
| 18.   | Nagaland      |    36.8 | 36.80 38.40 |    40.8 |          |    42.4 |    32.8  |    32.8 |    34.4 | 36.80    | 38.40    | 1.34    | --      | 107.31  | --     | 181.81  |
| 19.   | Odisha        |  1711.2 | 1711.20     |  1796.8 | 1886.40  |  1980.8 |  1283.2  |  1283.2 |  1348   | 1415.20  | 1485.60  | 500.00  | 500.00  | --      | --     | 45.09   |
| 20.   | Punjab        |   528   | 528.00      |   554.4 | 582.40   |   611.2 |   474.43 |   396   |   416   | 436.80   | 458.40   | --      | --      | --      | --     | 29.60   |
| 21.   | Rajasthan     |  1580   | 1580.00     |  1659.2 | 1742.40  |  1828.8 |  1184.8  |  1184.8 |  1244.8 | 1307.20  | 1372.00  | 68.65   | --      | 13.46   | --     | --      |
| 22.   | Sikkim        |    44.8 | 44.80       |    47.2 | 49.60    |    52   |    40    |    40   |    42.4 | 44.80    | 47.20    | 73.86   | 55.23   | --      | 81.89  | 229.82  |
| 23.   | Tamil Nadu    |  1088   | 1088.00     |  1142.4 | 1200.00  |  1260   |   816    |   816   |   856.8 | 900.00   | 944.80   | 286.91  | 566.36  | --      | --     | 360.09  |
| 24.   | Telangana     |   479.2 | 479.20      |   503.2 | 528.00   |   555.2 |   359.2  |   359.2 |   188.8 | 584.80#  | 416.80   | --      | --      | --      | --     | 42.78   |
| 25.   | Tripura       |    60.8 | 60.80       |    63.2 | 67.20    |    70.4 |    54.4  |    54.4 |    56.8 | 60.80    | 71.60    | 12.93   | --      | --      | --     | 186.40  |
| 26.   | Uttar Pradesh |  2062.4 | 2062.40     |  2165.6 | 2273.60  |  2388   |  1546.4  |  1546.4 |   812   | 1664.80# | 1748.40# | --      | --      | --      | --     | 172.95  |
| 27.   | Uttarakhand   |   832.8 | 832.80      |   874.4 | 918.40   |   964   |   749.6  |   749.6 |   787.2 | 826.40   | 434.00   | --      | --      | --      | --     | 21.30   |
| 28.   | West Bengal   |  1078.4 | 1078.40     |  1132.8 | 1189.60  |  1248   |   808.8  |   808.8 |   849.6 | 892.00   | 936.00   | 2250.28 | 350.13  | --      | --     | 84.77   |
| Total | Total         | 23186.4 | 23186.40    | 24344.8 | 25565.60 | 26841.6 | 17825.6  | 17747.2 | 16392.8 | 19419.60 | 19830.40 | 8257.09 | 7342.30 | 1524.86 | 869.14 | 5160.77 |

#Including arrears of SDRF for the previous year.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2897 FOR 10.03.2026 Annexure II

Details  of  calamity-wise  funds  approved  and  released  by  Government  of  India  under NDRF during 2020-21 to 2024-25.

| S. No.   | State             | Calamity                     | Amount approved by HLC (in Crore)   | Amount released from NDRF (in Crore)   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2020-21  | 2020-21           | 2020-21                      | 2020-21                             | 2020-21                                |
| 1.       | Odisha            | Cyclone Amphan               | 128.23                              | 500.00                                 |
| 2.       | Odisha            | Flood                        | 320.94                              | (on account basis advance)             |
| 3.       | West Bengal       | Cyclone Amphan               | 2707.77                             | 2250.28                                |
| 4.       | Maharashtra       | Cyclone Nisarga              | 268.59                              | 268.59                                 |
| 5.       | Karnataka         | Flood/Landslide              | 577.84                              | 577.84                                 |
| 6.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Flood                        | 611.61                              | 611.61                                 |
| 7.       | Sikkim            | Flood/Landslide              | 87.84                               | 73.86                                  |
| 8.       | Assam             | Flood/Landslide              | 437.15                              | 44.37                                  |
| 9.       | Arunachal Pradesh | Flood/Landslide              | 75.86                               | 59.34                                  |
| 10.      | Telangana         | Flood                        | 245.96                              | 0.00                                   |
| 11.      | Uttar Pradesh     | Flood                        | 386.06                              | 0.00                                   |
| 12.      | Andhra Pradesh    | Flood                        | 280.78                              | 233.49                                 |
| 13.      | Bihar             | Flood                        | 1255.27                             | 1255.27                                |
| 14.      | Tamil Nadu        | Cyclone Nivar                | 63.14                               | 63.14                                  |
| 15.      | Tamil Nadu        | Cyclone Burevi               | 223.77                              | 223.77                                 |
| 16.      | Tamil Nadu        | Flood                        | 213.51                              | 213.51                                 |
| 17.      | Andhra Pradesh    | Cyclone Nivar                | 423.58                              | 423.58                                 |
| 18.      | Himachal Pradesh  | Flood/ Landslide/ Cloudburst | 121.17                              | 0.00                                   |
| 19.      | Karnataka         | Flood                        | 740.46                              | 740.46                                 |
| 20.      | Maharashtra       | Flood                        | 151.53                              | 151.53                                 |
| 21.      | Maharashtra       | Flood                        | 701.00                              | 701.00                                 |
| 2021-22  | 2021-22           | 2021-22                      | 2021-22                             | 2021-22                                |
| 1.       | Goa               | Cyclone Tauktae              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                   |
| 2.       | Gujarat           | Cyclone Tauktae              | 1133.35                             | 1000.00 (on account basis advance)     |
| 3.       | Karnataka         | Flood/Landslide              | 504.06                              | 504.06                                 |
| 4.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Flood                        | 600.50                              | 600.50                                 |
| 5.       | Assam             | Flood/Landslide              | 51.53                               | 0.00                                   |
| 6.       | Uttarakhand       | Flood/Landslide              | 187.18                              | 0.00                                   |
| 7.       | West Bengal       | Cyclone Yass                 | 586.59                              | 350.13                                 |
| 8.       | West Bengal       | Flood/Landslide              | 475.04                              |                                        |
| 9.       | Tamil Nadu        | Flood                        | 352.85                              | 352.85                                 |
| 10.      | Himachal Pradesh  | Flood/Landslide/ Cloudburst  | 112.19                              | 0.00                                   |
| 11.      | Maharashtra       | Flood/Landslide              | 355.39                              | 355.39                                 |
| 12.      | Andhra Pradesh    | Flood                        | 351.43                              | 351.43                                 |
| 13.      | Karnataka         | Flood/Landslide              | 492.39                              | 492.39                                 |
| 14.      | Bihar             | Flood                        | 1038.96                             | 1038.96                                |
| 15.      | Rajasthan         | Flood                        | 292.51                              | 13.46                                  |
| 16.      | Sikkim            | Flood/ Landslide             | 59.35                               | 55.23                                  |

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| 17.     | Odisha           | Cyclone Yaas                    | -       | 500.00 (on account basis advance)   |
|---------|------------------|---------------------------------|---------|-------------------------------------|
| 2022-23 | 2022-23          | 2022-23                         | 2022-23 | 2022-23                             |
| 1.      | Assam            | Flood/Landslide                 | 520.47  | 160.94                              |
| 2.      | Gujarat          | Flood                           | 82.53   | 0.00                                |
| 3.      | Karnataka        | Flood/Landslide                 | 941.04  | 939.83                              |
| 4.      | Meghalaya        | Flash Flood/ Flood/ Landslide   | 47.33   | 0.00                                |
| 5.      | Nagaland         | Flash Flood/Flood/ Landslide    | 68.02   | 68.02                               |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh | Flood, Landslide & Cloudburst   | 239.31  | 214.26                              |
| 7.      | Andhra Pradesh   | Flood                           | 142.92  | 0.00                                |
| 8.      | Maharashtra      | Flood/Landslide                 | 577.50  | 0.00                                |
| 9.      | Sikkim           | Flood                           | 47.43   | 46.89                               |
| 2023-24 | 2023-24          | 2023-24                         | 2023-24 | 2023-24                             |
| 1.      | Gujarat          | Cyclone Biparjoy                | 338.24  | 0.00                                |
| 2.      | Himachal Pradesh | Flood, Cloudburst, Landslide    | 633.73  | 597.98                              |
| 3.      | Andhra Pradesh   | Cyclone Michaung                | 366.42  | 0.00                                |
| 4.      | Assam            | Flood, Landslide                | 73.98   | 0.00                                |
| 5.      | Sikkim           | Flood, Flash Flood, Landslide   | 245.47  | 240.45                              |
| 6.      | Tamil Nadu       | Cyclone Michaung                | 285.54  | 276.10                              |
| 7.      | Tamil Nadu       | Flood                           | 397.13  |                                     |
| 2024-25 | 2024-25          | 2024-25                         | 2024-25 | 2024-25                             |
| 01      | Bihar            | Flood                           | 588.73  | 0                                   |
| 02      | Tamil Nadu       | Cyclone 'Fengal'                | 522.34  | 522.34                              |
| 03      | Andhra Pradesh   | Flood                           | 608.08  | 0.00                                |
| 04      | Kerala           | Landslide                       | 153.47  | 0.00                                |
| 05      | Tripura          | Flash Flood, Landslide          | 288.93  | 174.97                              |
| 06      | Nagaland         | Flash Flood, Flood, Landslide   | 170.99  | 0.00                                |
| 07      | Odisha           | Cyclone 'Dana'                  | 255.24  | 0.00                                |
| 08      | Mizoram          | Cyclone 'Remal'                 | 64.14   | 7.56                                |
| 09      | Telangana        | Flood                           | 231.75  | 0.00                                |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh | Flash Flood, Flood, Cloud Burst | 136.22  | 107.15                              |
| 11      | Assam            | Flood                           | 313.69  | 49.85                               |
| 12      | Manipur          | Hailstrom                       | 153.36  | 114.88                              |
| 13      | Gujarat          | Floods 2024                     | 394.28  | 0.00                                |

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