Parliament Question: Disaster management plans and relief mechanisms

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2960 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18TH MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 27, 1947 (SAKA) DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLANS AND RELIEF MECHANISMS 2960 # SHRI SANJAY KUMAR JHA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has strengthened disaster management plans, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any new procedure has been implemented for relief operations during emergency situations, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of total assistance provided to States and Union Territories during the last three financial years under the SDRF, NDRF, SDMF and NDMF? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) was framed and issued, for the first time, in the year 2016. The plan was revised in the year 2019 in consultation with all stakeholders. The revised NDMP brings together all sectors, ministries and departments at the Central and State level as well as district level functionaries and defines their respective roles and responsibilities in disaster risk reduction. The revised NDMP is aligned with the targets laid down under the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) and Prime Minister’s 10-Point Agenda on Disaster Risk -2-R.S.US.Q.NO. 2960 FOR 18.03.2026 Reduction (DRR). Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction is an integral feature of the NDMP.

(b): As per the National Policy on Disaster Management, the primary responsibility for disaster management, including the disbursal of relief to the affected people and taking mitigation measures at the ground level, rests with the State Governments concerned. The State Governments provide financial relief to the affected people in the event of notified natural disasters, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at its disposal, in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India. 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).The financial assistance

provided under SDRF/ NDRF are towards relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed.

However, 15th Finance Commission (FC) has recommended a two-stage assessment of the damages caused by any natural disaster. The first stage be a smaller assessment, to ascertain humanitarian and relief needs and the second assessment should be more elaborate and cover damage, loss and recovery needs.

-3-R.S.US.Q.NO. 2960 FOR 18.03.2026 Accordingly, Central Government conducts financial assessment for providing relief to the States in a well-established twin-system of assessments (i) Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) and (ii) Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). IMCTs are deployed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) immediately after the disaster to assess immediate disaster impacts whereas PDNA is a more comprehensive and systematic assessment conducted after the initial emergency response phase, aimed at evaluating the overall impact of a disaster and planning for long-term recovery.

(c) : The details of total assistance provided to States during the last three financial years under the SDRF, NDRF, SDMF and NDMF is attached as annexure. ***** -4- R.S.US.Q.NO. 2960 FOR 18.03.2026 ANNEXURE-I/iStatement 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 2022-23 TO 2024-25 (Rs. in crore) Sl State Centre’s Share of SDRF Released Release from NDRF (For all calamities) No. 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25

1. Andhra Pradesh 940.00 987.20 1036.00 -- -- 56.90

2. Arunachal Pradesh 210.40 220.80 115.60 -- -- --

3. Assam 648.80 680.80 716.00 250.00 -- 29.02

4. Bihar 1189.60 1248.80 1311.20 -- -- --

5. Chhattisgarh 181.60 181.60# 380.80# -- -- 33.24

6. Goa 9.60 9.60 10.40 -- -- 31.50

7. Gujarat 556.00 1140.00# 600.00# -- -- --

8. Haryana 412.80 433.60 455.20 -- -- --

9. Himachal Pradesh 342.40 360.80 378.40 214.26 787.25 84.56

10. Jharkhand -- 476.80# 1027.20# -- -- --

11. Karnataka 664.00 697.60 732.00 939.83 -- 3528.45

12. Kerala 264.00 277.60 291.20 -- -- --

13. Madhya Pradesh 1528.80 1605.60 1686.40 -- -- --

14. Maharashtra 2706.40 2841.60 2984.00 -- -- --

15. Manipur 35.20 18.80 50.00 -- -- 12.15

16. Meghalaya 27.20 27.20# 59.60 -- -- 11.98

17. Mizoram 39.20 41.60 43.20 -- -- 18.36

18. Nagaland 34.40 36.80 38.40 107.31 -- 181.81

19. Odisha 1348.00 1415.20 1485.60 -- -- 45.09

20. Punjab 416.00 436.80 458.40 -- -- 29.60

21. Rajasthan 1244.80 1307.20 1372.00 13.46 -- --

22. Sikkim 42.40 44.80 47.20 -- 81.89 229.82

23. Tamil Nadu 856.80 900.00 944.80 -- -- 360.09

24. Telangana 188.80 584.80# 416.80 -- -- 42.78

25. Tripura 56.80 60.80 71.60 -- -- 186.40

26. Uttar Pradesh 812.00 1664.80# 1748.40# -- -- 172.95

27. Uttarakhand 787.20 826.40 434.00 -- -- 21.30

28. West Bengal 849.60 892.00 936.00 -- -- 84.77 Total 16392.80 19419.60 19830.40 1524.86 869.14 5160.77 #Including arrears of SDRF for the previous year. -5- R.S.US.Q.NO. 2960 FOR 18.03.2026 ANNEXURE-I/iiStatement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of funds under State Disaster Mitigation Fund

(SDMF) and National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) during the years 2022-23 TO 2024-25 (Rs. in crore) Sl. State Allocation under SDMF including Centre’s Share of SDMF Released Releases from No. Centre and State share NDMF 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2022-23 2023-24# 2024-25 2025-26 2024-25 2025-26

1. Andhra 313.20 328.80 345.20 -- -- 740.80# 1136.00 -- 50.00 Pradesh

2. Arunachal 58.401 61.40 64.20 -- - 52.60 1133.00# 1.833 -- Pradesh

3. Assam 180.20 189.20 198.80 -- 162.20 # ---- --- -- --

4. Bihar 396.60 416.20 437.00 148.70 304.80# 483.90# 1172.10 -- --

5. Chhattisgarh 121.00 127.00 133.40 -- 90.80# -- --- -- --

6. Goa 3.20 3.20 3.40 3.60 # 1.20# 5.00# 1.40 -- --

7. Gujarat 370.60 389.20 408.80 403.80 139.00# -- 292.00# 73.17 -- #

8. Haryana 137.60 144.40 151.60 149.80 -- 105.80# 111.10# -- --

9. Himachal 95.20 100.20 105.00 42.80 42.80# 184.654# 49.70 -- 9.45 Pradesh

10. Jharkhand 158.80 166.80 175.40 113.60 -- -- 224.40# -- --

11. Karnataka 221.40 232.40 244.00 -- -- -- 340.40# 71.616 50.00

12. Kerala 88.00 92.40 97.00 -- 100.70# 71.10# --- -- --

13. Madhya 509.60 535.20 562.00 191.10 391.80# 411.50 432.10# -- 50.00 Pradesh

14. Maharashtra 902.20 947.20 994.60 887.20 433.80# 710.40# 1137.60 225.00 50.00 #

15. Manipur 9.80 10.40 11.00 -- -- -- -- -- ---

16. Meghalaya 15.20 16.20 16.80 -- -- -- --- -- --

17. Mizoram 10.80 11.60 12.00 14.30 15.30# 10.80 -- -- --

18. Nagaland 9.60 10.20 10.60 4.30 13.50# 9.60 5.00 -- --

19. Odisha 449.20 471.60 495.20 168.50 522.30# 371.40 195.00 -- 50.00

20. Punjab 138.60 145.60 152.80 99.00 # 158.60# 11.90# 117.50# -- --

21. Rajasthan 414.80 435.60 457.20 155.60 482.40# 343.00 180.00 8.35 50.00

22. Sikkim 11.80 12.40 13.00 5.30 16.50# 11.80 6.10 114.75 13.50

23. Tamil Nadu 285.60 300.00 315.00 311.10# 107.40# 461.20# 124.00 75.00 50.00

24. Telangana 125.80 132.00 138.80 -- -- -- 442.00# -- 50.00

25. Tripura 15.80 16.80 17.60 7.10 7.10# -- -- -- ---

26. Uttar Pradesh 541.40 568.40 597.00 589.60# 629.40# 447.80 235.10 -- --

27. Uttarakhand 218.60 229.60 241.00 98.40 305.00# 217.00 113.90 -- 12.64

28. West Bengal 283.20 297.40 312.00 106.20 329.20# 234.00 122.90 150.00 --

7571.30 719.72 435.59 Total 6086.20 6391.40 6710.40 3500.00 4253.50 4884.254 # Including arrears of SDMF for the previous year * No Fund released from NDMF before 2024-25. ******