Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Loss to agriculture due to floods and drought, 11/12/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Loss to agriculture due to floods and drought, 11/12/2015. In the eventuality of drought & flood, State Governments are empowered to initiate necessary relief measures from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is readily available with them. Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) on receipt of drought relief memoranda from State Governments and in accordance with extant norms and procedures. Details of the amount sought by the State Governments and approved from NDRF due to drought for the last two years (2013-14 & 2014-15) are annexed. State government has reported 207 districts in 9 States affected by drought in the country, during this year.