(a) whether the Government has received any requests from the Government of Tamil Nadu seeking financial packages needed to cater to the needs of the people affected by extraordinary torrential rains in Tamil Nadu during November-December, 2015;
(b) if so, the details of the Government''s support rendered so far in this regard; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the release of requested funds to Tamil Nadu
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND
MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) : No, Madam, NITI Aayog has not received any request from Government of Tamil Nadu seeking financial package.
(b) & (c): Government of India has released Rs 1365.78 crore from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to Tamil Nadu in the wake of unprecedented floods in Chennai and surrounding areas during November-December, 2015 and Rs.910.425 crore as Central Share of SDRF for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.