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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 555
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4TH FEBRUARY, 2026/ MAGHA 15, 1947 (SAKA)
LANDSLIDE RISK MITIGATION SCHEME
555 # DR. DINESH SHARMA:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has approved any Landslide Risk Mitigation Scheme
(LRMS);
(b) whether this scheme aims to provide financial and technical assistance
to landslide-prone States;
(c) the number of landslide-prone States and the amount of financial and
technical assistance allocated to those States under this scheme; and
(d) the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) to (d) Yes Sir. Government had approved Landslide Risk Mitigation
Scheme (LRMS) for four (04) States viz. Sikkim, Mizoram, Nagaland and
Uttarakhand in 2019 to provide central assistance to these vulnerable States
for disaster preparedness and build their capacity to take up other Landslide
Mitigation Projects in future.-2-
R.S.US.Q.NO. 555 FOR 04.02.2026
LRMS was conceptualized and launched in July, 2019 under Improving
Disaster Risk Governance of State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs)
/ District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs) with total financial outlay
of Rs. 43.91 Crore.
The major outcomes of the scheme included landslide mitigation, real time
monitoring, awareness programmes and capacity building & training.
Statewise details of financial assistance provided to the States for
implementation of LRMS is as under: -
(Rs in Crore)
S.N. State Financial assistance for implementation
1. Sikkim 11.08
2. Nagaland 10.92
3. Uttarakhand 10.92
4. Mizoram 10.99
Total 43.91
In addition, Government has also approved National Landslide Risk Mitigation
project having financial outlay of Rs. 1000 crore for 15 landslide prone States
(Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal) for funding from National Disaster
Mitigation Fund (NDMF).
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