Release
of the Central Government’s assistance of Rs.1,712.10 crore from
National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to State of Tamil Nadu for
Drought and Cyclone Relief and Rs.1,235.52 crore to State of Karnataka
for Drought Relief.
The Central
Government is concerned at prevailing drought situation in the States of
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. After the receipt of detailed memoranda from
these States, Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) were deputed to
visit the drought affected areas for the spot assessment of the
calamity. The High Level Committee (HLC) had recommended the quantum of
assistance to the States based on the extant norms of assistance and the
report of the IMCT.
Based on the
approval of the High Level Committee (HLC), the Central Government has
sanctioned Rs.1793.63 crore to State of Tamil Nadu and Rs.1,782.44 crore
to State of Karnataka for drought relief from NDRF.
Based on the above
sanctions, a sum of Rs.1447.99 crore has been released to the State of
Tamil Nadu by the Central Government from NDRF after adjusting Rs.345.64
crore available with the State as balance in the State Disaster
Response Fund (SDRF).
For State of
Karnataka, after adjusting Rs.96.92 crore available with the State as
balance in the SDRF and earlier release of Rs.450 crore by the Central
Government, sum of Rs.1,235.52 crore has been released from NDRF.
The HLC has also
advised the State Governments to take utmost care and ensure that all
the individual beneficiary-oriented assistance are mandatorily disbursed
through the bank account of the beneficiaries.
Further, the
Central Government has released Rs.264.11 crore from NDRF for providing
the Central assistance to the State of Tamil Nadu for the cyclonic storm
‘Vardha’ during December, 2016. This amount has been approved by the
HLC on the basis of the report of the Inter-Ministerial Central Team
sent by the Central Government to assess the damage.
These releases are
over and above the releases made to States as devolution of 42% of
Central Taxes as per the recommendation of the 14th Finance Commission.
For the year 2016-17, a sum of Rs.6.08 lakh crore has been released to
all States as devolution of Central Taxes. Tamil Nadu has received
Rs.24,538 crore and Karnataka has received Rs.28,750 crore under
devolution formula during 2016-17.
During 2016-17, the
Central Government has also provided Rs.48,869 crore to all the States
as grant for Rural and Urban Local Bodies to primarily meet the
requirement of basic necessities for people living in these areas.
For the benefit of farmers, Rs.13,240 crore has been provided under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana (PMFBY) in 2016-17.
Also, Rs.2,45,435
crore has been provided under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) for
transfer to the States from the Central Government during 2016-17. This
includes Rs.47,499 crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which is used for employment generation and
water conservation works.
In view of onset of
the summer season, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has instructed
that in the next three months, all the States should focus on water
conservation related works by utilizing the funds available under
various Schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) and
MGNREGS etc.
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DSM/VKS
(Release ID :160399)
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