(a)whether the Government of Gujarat had submitted a detailed memoranda and demanded a sum of
Rs.900 crores from National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) to meet the drought situation;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the act ;a! amount released, with date and duration,
to the State for the purpose;
(e) whether demand was met in toto; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefore?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE(SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) to (d): The Government of Gujarat submitted a memorandum seeking assistance of Rs.895.34
crores from National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) for drought of 2002-03. This was
considered by the High Level Committee (HLC) under the Chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister
in accordance with a set procedure and no assistance from NCCF was approved by HLC for release
to the State as the State Government had adequate balance in its Calamity Relief Fund (CRF),
as determined by the Ministry of Home Affairs, which is the nodal Department for CRF and NCCF,
to meet the drought situation.