(a) whether the Government have received any letter from the Government of Uttar
Pradesh seeking funds for providing relief for natural calamity and flood affected people;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the said funds are likely to be allocated ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SURYAKANTA PATIL)
(a),(b)&(c) For grant of Central Assistance from National Calamity Contingency Fund
(NCCF), the nodal Ministries are the Ministry of Agriculture for drought and the Ministry
of Home Affairs for flood and other calamities. To take up employment-oriented works in
calamity affected areas, the Ministry of Rural Development provides foodgrains free of cost
to the affected States as per the approval of the High Level Committee. While foodgrains
are provided under the Special Component of Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yoajana (SGRY),
Cash Component for the Scheme is to be provided by the State Government concerned
either from State Sector Schemes or Centrally Sponsored Schemes in which foodgrains are
utilized.
Government of Uttar Pradesh has not submitted any memorandum seeking assistance
from NCCF in the wake of floods during the current year. The State Government submitted
a memorandum to the Ministry of Agriculture seeking assistance from NCCF for drought
during the current year. The High Level Committee approved an amount of Rs.360.94 crore
for drought management subject to the adjustment of funds available for instant calamity
under Calamity Relief Fund (CRF). An amount of Rs.192.10 crore has been released from
NCCF to the Government of Uttar Pradesh during 2004-05 for management of drought after
adjustment of balance in CRF for current drought.