(a) Whether in the context of the earthquake in Gujarat there is an urgent need to
integrate disaster mitigation with development planning; and
(b) If so, the details thereof; and action taken, if any, in this direction?
(a) Whether in the context of the earthquake in Gujarat there is an urgent need to
integrate disaster mitigation with development planning; and
(b) If so, the details thereof; and action taken, if any, in this direction?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)&(b): Disaster mitigation and preparedness are in-separable for process of
development planning. There are number of Central Plan Scheme which contribute to
disaster mitigation viz. Drought Prone Area Programme, Desert Development
Programme, Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme, Sampurna Gramin Rozgar
Yojna, Integrated Child Development Scheme, Flood Control Scheme etc.
The Eleventh Finance Commission has also recommended that medium and long-
term measures be devised by the concerned Ministries of the Government of India, the
State Governments and the Planning Commission to reduce, and if possible, eliminate,
the occurrences of these calamities by undertaking developmental works.
State Governments are expected to integrate disaster mitigation and
preparedness with development planning.