As per the National Policy on Disaster Management, 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 the 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).  Further, the financial assistance under SDRF/ NDRF, in the wake of notified natural disasters, is given by way of relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed.

   As on 25.11.2024, a total of 12 IMCTs have been constituted for the States of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Kerala, Nagaland, Tripura, Gujarat, Telangana, West Bengal, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha for on-the-spot assessment of damages caused due to natural calamities during 2024-25.  The report of the IMCT is considered as per established procedure envisaged in the SDRF and NDRF guidelines.

   There are well established institutional mechanisms at the National, State and District levels in the country to develop appropriate preparedness and prompt response mechanisms for effective management of natural disasters including floods. The Ministry of Home Affairs remains in constant touch with the affected States for providing assistance for effective relief & response. The logistics support provided by the Government of India includes mobilizing essential resources viz., deployment of aircrafts/  helicopters and boats/ BAUTS, specialist teams of Armed Forces and requisite teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), provision of relief materials & essential commodities, including medical stores, restoration of critical infrastructure and facilities including communication network and such other assistance as may be required by the affected States to meet the situation effectively. The details of deployment of Armed Forces and NDRF during South-West Monsoon 2024 are at ANNEXURE.

   On the recommendations of the 15^th Finance Commission, Government of India has set-up National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) and respective State Governments, except Telangana has set-up State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) for the purpose of mitigation measures.  These funds are exclusively for the purpose of mitigation projects in respect of notified disasters covered under SDRF/ NDRF guidelines and the State specific local disasters notified by the State Governments.  The Central Government has allocated Rs. 13,693 crore under NDMF and Rs. 32,031 crore under SDMF for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26. The State Governments can undertake mitigation activities for various disasters, including floods, as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for SDMF and NDMF on 14.01.2022 and 28.02.2022, respectively, and revised on 25^th September, 2024. Besides, Government of India has farmed guidelines for constitution and administration of recovery and reconstruction funding window under NDRF/ SDRF on 14.08.2024. In the case of severe disaster, the State Government needs to constitute a multi-sectoral team for conducting Post-Disaster-Needs-Assessment (PDNA) for detailed assessment of recovery and reconstruction needs. Further, the State Government based on the assessment of PDNA report will formulate the projects/ activities for funding from NDRF/SDRF.

    These guidelines are available on Ministry of Home Affairs’ website www.ndmindia.mha.gov.in.

ANNEXURE

 

Deployment of NDRF, Indian Coast Guard and Armed Forces in States/UTs during South-West Monsoon 2024

NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE (NDR FORCE) AND INDIAN COAST GUARD (ICG)

 

ANNEXURE

 

ARMED FORCES

 

  This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

 

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