(a) the total funds available with the Lt. Governor under LG`s relief fund in Andaman and
Nicobar Islands;
(b) the guidelines adopted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands for sanctioning of Lt. Governor
relief fund and the time taken for sanction of the relief fund; and
(c) the details of relief fund sanctioned for cases of accidental death, natural calamity,
attack by crocodile, death by falling of trees, partial disability and medical refer cases
during each of the last three years?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a): The total fund available with Lt. Governor under LG’s Relief fund in Andaman & Nicobar
Islands is Rs. 5,5391,554.61/-.
(b): As per existing guidelines the relief fund is sanctioned in following cases:
(i) To grant financial assistance to poor and indigent, providing medical relief to the
very needy persons, to give reward in recognition of acts of valour/ bravery at the personal
risk of the individual, to assist the bereaved families of the persons who are killed/attacked
by any of the hostile tribes residing in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands or person attacked or
killed by wild crocodiles or elephants and financial assistance to any sportsman who has won a
national or international award in the field of sports and to any talented youth of the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands in the field of education who has secured a top rank in an All India
Examination.
(ii) To grant relief in cases of privation and also to those affected by fire, flood,
earthquake, cyclone, sea erosion and similar other natural calamities.
(iii) To grant relief to the culture and charitable institutions of public nature who are
affected by such calamities and whose financial position does not enable them to repair the
damages caused to the property and redeem them to their normal condition.
The time taken for sanction of relief fund varies from case to case.
(c): The details are given below:
Category of Cases Period and amount sanctioned
2009 2010 2011 (upto 07.12.2011)
Accidental Death Nil Nil Rs. 35,000/-
Natural Death Nil Rs. 1,00,000/- Rs.5,00,000/- (including unnatural death)
Attacked by crocodile Nil Nil Rs.3,00,000/-
Death by falling Nil Nil Nil of trees
Partial disability & Rs.3,85,000/- Rs.2,12,616/- Rs.4,85,000/- Medical refer cases