MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)
(a)&(b): The Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala and West Bengal had submitted Memoranda and sought Central assistance
indicating loss/damage due to floods while the Governments of Madhya Pradesh/Chhattisgarh,
Orissa and Rajasthan had submitted Memoranda and sought Central assistance indicating
loss/damage due to drought, which, inter-alia, included damage to crops also.
(c): Central Teams were deputed to Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal.
(d): It is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments concerned to undertake
relief measures in the wake of natural calamities. The Government of India supplements the
efforts of the State Governments. Distribution of relief and undertaking ground level relief
measures are the responsibility of the State Governments. State-wise details of release of
Central share of Calamity Relief Fund(CRF) during 1995-2000 and 2000-01 for undertaking relief
measures in the wake of natural calamities including floods and drought are annexed.
According to the Department of Land Resources, the Drought Prone Areas Programme is being
implemented by them in 13 States under which funds amounting to Rs.90.75 crore during 1997-98,
Rs.73.00 crore during 1998-99, Rs.94.99 crore during 1999-2000 and Rs.85.68 crore during
2000-2001 (upto 30.11.2000) were released. According to them, 8335 watershed projects have
been sanctioned during 1995-2000 and estimated area under watershed development is 24.38 lakh
ha. Kerala is not covered by the Drought Prone Areas Programme.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2344 FOR REPLY
ON 4.12.2000 INDICATING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF RELEASE OF CENTRAL SHARE OF CALAMITY RELIEF
FUND(CRF) DURING 1995-2000 AND 2000-01 (RS. IN LAKHS)
S.NO. NAME OF STATE RELEASE OF CENTRAL SHARE OF CRF
1995-2000 2000-01
1 Andhra Pradesh 49033 14854.00
2 Arunachal Pradesh 2779 439.82
3 Assam 19746 1566.47
4 Bihar 19388
5 Goa 423 46.50
6 Gujarat 55117 13113.51
7 Haryana 9893 1568.64
8 Himachal Pradesh 10641 843.90
9 Jammu & Kashmir 7780 1309.00
10 Karnataka 16523 2796.50
11 Kerala 21874 1734.39
12 Madhya Pradesh 20167 3197.94
13 Maharashtra 25450
14 Manipur 925 156.00
15 Meghalaya 1101 175.50
16 Mizoram 500 111.50
17 Nagaland 671 53.08
18 Orissa 19351 4105.00
19 Punjab 21380 1695.39
20 Rajasthan 70689 16818.45
21 Sikkim 1859 294.66
22 Tamil Nadu 23433 3849.00
23 Tripura 1775 140.83
24 Uttar Pradesh 49400 3918.35
25 West Bengal 20263 7583.00
TOTAL: 470161 80371.43
