21/3/1997
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Deptt of Agriculture
& Cooperation
Krishi Bhawan, Dr Rajendra
Prasad Road
New Delhi-110001
F.No. 1-21/95-NDM Dated:
21/3/1997
To
Shri
KS Janjua
Financial
Commissioner &
Secretary
to Govt. Punjab
Deptt
of Revenue & Rehabilitation
Chandigarh.
Sub: Items and norms of assistance, the
expenditure on which alone will be chargeable to the Calamity Relief Fund.
Sir,
The Tenth Finance Commissioner (TFC) had reviewed the
existing scheme of financing relief expenditure in the wake of natural
calamities. Govt of India accepted the recommendations relating to the
continuation of the scheme of Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) with an enhanced
corpus. The TFC had also recommended setting up of a committee by the Ministry
of Agriculture to draw up the list of items, the expenditure on which alone
will be chargeable to the CRF. The norms for the amounts that can be given or
spent under each of the approved items are required to be prescribed by the
State Level Committee and communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture. The
Ministry of Agriculture would check the norms and, if they are significantly
out of line, modify them. The Accountant Generals would ensure that only
expenditure on items approved by the Ministry of Agriculture is booked to the
Head 2246-Natural Calamities.
2. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture
had constituted a Committee of Experts which identified the list of items, the
expenditure on which alone will be charged to the Calamity Relief Fund. This
list of items was communicated to all the State Government vide this Department
DO letter No. 105/95-NDM dated June 5, 1995. The State Government of Punjab
communicated to the Ministry of Agriculture the norms of assistance laid down
by the State Level Committee vide its letter number 7/7/95-ER-II/4731, dated
25/8/1995.
3. The norms of assistance laid down by
various State Governments were considered in the Ministry of Agriculture on the
basis of the recommendations of the Tenth Finance Commissioner. As recommended
by the Commission, the Expert Committee constituted by the Ministry of
Agriculture had also laid down the norms of expenditure permissible under
various items while assessing requirements of State Governments for additional
assistance from the National Fund for Calamity Relief (NFCR). A copy of the
list of items and the norms of expenditure admissible from the NFCR is
enclosed. It was observed that the State Level Committees of different States
have prescribed widely varying norms of assistance for different items. It
would be appropriate to avoid wide variations of assistance from the Calamity
Relief Fund from State to State, and for this purpose, adoption of norms not
varying too widely with the Central norms would be necessary. Of course, some
variations keeping in view the local situation would be reasonable. The issue
has been considered in this Ministry and with a view to ensure uniformity of
approach and to avoid wide variations in scales of assistance from State to
State the following guidelines have been decided :
(i)
In
respect of gratuitous relief, the State norms may exceed the NFCR norms by not
more than 25% only except in the case of relief to old, infirm and destitute
children where increase upto 50% of the NFCR norm is permissible. It is
suggested that ex gratia payment to families of deceased may be kept at a
minimum of Rs. 20000 plus variation of 25% as per the NFCR norms.
(ii)
In
the case of supplementary nutrition, the State norm may exceed the NFCR norm by
not more than 50%.
(iii)
Keeping
in view the higher cost of transportation and handling in the hilly States (Jammu
& Kashmir, Hiatal Pradesh, hill areas of Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, hill areas
of West Bengal and the seven North Eastern States) a variation of more than 50%
(i.e. upto Rs. 750 per ha.) is permitted for agriculture input subsidy. For
other States, a variation of not more than 25% only is permitted over and above
Rs. 500 per ha. Which is the NFCR norm.
(iv)
In
respect of other items of assistance variation from the NFCR norms may be kept
at not more than 25%.
4. The State Government is, accordingly,
requested to recast the norms of assistance from the Calamity Relief Fund in
the wake of natural calamities and inform the Accountant General and this
Ministry urgently. A copy of this letter alongwith a copy of the norms already
laid down by the State Government is being endorsed to the Accountant General
for ensuring that only expenditure in accordance with this letter is booked to
the head 2245-Natural Calamities.
5. The norms laid down in this
communication takes effect from Ist April 1997. Expenditure higher than this
norms incurred till 31/3/1997 will be admissible under Audit provided it is on
items which are considered admissible for relief/ rehabilitation etc. under
CRF.
Yours faithfully,
RS Garg
Dy Secy to Govt of India
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List of items of
expenditure and the scale of assistance recommended for assistance from
national fund for calamities |
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SN |
Items chargeable to
CRF |
Norms for assistance from NFCR |
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1 |
Gratuitous Relief: |
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(a) |
Ex-Gratia payment to families of deceased persons |
Rs. 20000 per deceased |
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(b) |
Ex-Gratia payment for loss of a limb or both
the eyes |
Rs. 10000 |
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Relief for the old and infirm and destitute
children |
Rs.5.00 per adult, Rs.3.00 per child per day |
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(d) |
Clothing and utensils for families whose
houses have been washed away |
Rs. 250 plus Rs. 250 |
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2 |
Supplementary Nutrition |
Rs. 1.05 per day per head as per ICDS norms |
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3 |
Assistance to Small Farmers/Marginal
Farmers for: |
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(a) |
Desilting etc. |
25% and 31-1/3% to small farmers and marginal
farmers respectively on the basis of LDB/ NABARD / any relevant State
Agency’s norms/pattern subject to a ceiling of Rs. 2500 per hectare. |
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(b) |
Removal of debris in hill areas, and |
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Desilting/Restoration/Repair of fish farms |
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(d) |
Agriculture input subsidy (for agricultural
crops, horticultural crops and plantation crops) |
Rs. 500 per hectare |
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(e) |
Loss of substantial portion of land caused by
landslides |
Rs. 5000 per family |
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4 |
Employment Generation: |
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(Only to meet additional requirements after
taking into account funds available under Plan Schemes viz. JRY, IJRY, EAS
etc. |
As per JRY norms |
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5 |
Animal Husbandry: |
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Assistance to Small and Marginal Farmers/Agricultural
labourers: |
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(a) |
For replacement of bullocks, milch animals,
draught animals, sheep, goats and pigs |
As per IRDP pattern subject to ceilings of 1/4th
and 1/3rd as subsidy on the cost followed by NABARD |
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(b) |
For provision of fodder, veterinary care and
fodder concentrate. |
Per day per Animal: |
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Large animals – Rs. 8.0 Small animals- Rs. 4.00 |
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6 |
Assistance to Fisherman |
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(a) |
For repair/replacement of boats, nets and
other equipment damaged or lost: -Boat -Dugout-Canoe -Catamaran -Nets |
25% subsidy will be provided subject to
ceiling on subsidy per family as per IRDP pattern. The cost of boats will
also be determined with reference to approved cost under IRD programme. |
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(b) |
Input subsidy for fish seed farm |
Rs. 500 per hectare |
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7 |
Assistance to artisans in handicraft
sector by way of subsidy for repair/ replacement of damaged equipments: |
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(a) |
Traditional Crafts: |
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(i) |
For damaged equipment |
Rs. 500 per person |
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(ii) |
For raw material |
Rs. 625 per person |
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(b) |
For Handloom Weavers : |
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(i) |
Repair/ replacement of loom equipment and
accessories |
Rs. 500 per loom |
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(ii) |
Purchase of yarn and other material |
Rs. 500 per loom |
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8 |
Assistance for repair/ restoration of
damaged houses: |
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(a) |
Fully damaged house |
(i) Relocation and construction-Rs. 4000 (ii) Construction- Rs. 2000 |
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(b) |
Partially damaged house |
Repairs- Rs. 800 |
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9 |
Emergency supply of drinking water (Only for
meeting requirements additional to ongoing Plan Schemes viz. ARWSP) |
To be approved by State Level Committee
(Amended vide letter No. 1-12/95-NDM, dated 27-30/5/1997) |
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10 |
Procurement, storage and movement of fodder |
-do- |
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11 |
Movement of useful cattle to other areas |
-do- |
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12 |
Provision of medicines, disinfectants,
insecticides for prevention of outbreak of equipments |
-do- |
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13 |
Additional nutrient to animal feed to prevent
malnutrition |
-do- |
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14 |
Medical care for cattle and poultry against
epidemics |
-do- |
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15 |
Evacuation of people affected / likely to be
affected |
-do- |
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16 |
Provision for temporary accommodation, food,
clothing, medical care etc of people affected/ evacuated |
-do- |
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17 |
Air dropping of food and medicines |
-do- |
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18 |
Restoration to pre calamity level of damaged
public works viz. roads, buildings, irrigation and flood control works, drainage
works, school buildings, public health centres, hospital buildings,
electricity installations etc |
-do- |
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19 |
Replacement of damage medical equipment and
lost medicines of Govt hospitals/ health centres |
-do- |
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20 |
Operational cost of Ambulance Service, Mobile
Medical Teams, temporary dispensaries, field sanitary engineering devices,
essential medicines and medical equipments |
-do- |
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21 |
Cost of clearance of debris |
-do- |
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22 |
Cost of search and rescue measures |
-do- |
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23 |
Disposal of dead bodies/ carcases |
-do- |
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24 |
Post disaster public education |
-do- |
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25 |
Cost of seed reserve built up by State Seed
Corporation for contingency planning |
-do- |
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26 |
Improvement to the flood control amenities as
a preparatory measures |
-do- |
27/5/1997
Government of India
Ministry of Agriculture
Deptt of Agriculture
& Cooperation
Krishi Bhawan, Dr Rajendra
Prasad Road
New Delhi-110001
F.No. 1-21/95-NDM Dated:
27/5/1997
To
Shri KS Janjua
Financial Commissioner &
Secretary to Govt. Punjab
Deptt of Revenue &
Rehabilitation
Chandigarh.
Sub: Items on norms of assistance, the
expenditure on which alone will be chargeable to the Calamity Relief Fund.
Sir,
Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number
dated 21st March 1997 on the above-mentioned subject. A list of
items of expenditure and scale of assistance was enclosed with the letter
referred to above. In the list against items number 9 to 26, it was
inadvertently mentioned as “to be assessed by Central Team”. It is clarified
that for items 9 onwards of the list of approved items for expenditure under
Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) total expenditure would be as approved by the State
Government, for which the State Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief
Secretary is already in existence. As far as expenditure norms for individual
items are concerned, the schedule of rate and other norms as applicable in the
various departments of the State Government would apply subject to the over all
supervision of the State Level Committee.
2. A
copy of this communication is also being endorsed to the Accountant General of
the State.
Yours faithfully,
(Ajay Kumar)
Dy Sect to Govt of India
20/4/2000
No.43(2)PF-I/2000
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of
Expenditure
Plan Finance-I Division
New Delhi 20/4/2000
To
The Finance Secretary,
Government of Punjab,
Chandigarh
Sub: Release of Centre’s contribution towards
States’ Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) during 2000-2001.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to the recommendations of the Eleventh
Finance Commissioner (EFC) relating to calamity relief in its interim report
for 2000-01 wherein the Commission has recommended of Rs. 2000 crore as against
Rs. 1384.60 crore in 1999-2000 determined by TFC for the year. Pending the
final report of the Commission the Centre’s share has been maintained at the
TFC level of 75%. The EFC has also recommended that the sums may provisionally
be released to the States out of this amount in the same relative proportion as
obtaining in the year 1999-2000. A statement showing the corpus of state’s CRF
alongwith Central and State’s shares for 2000-01 based on EFC recommendation is
enclosed.
2. Reference in invited to the
recommendations of the TFC (19995-2000) according to which before releasing the
amount in any year the Ministry of Finance has to ensure that the Central
contribution released in earlier years had been credited to the CRF (para 9.15
(b).
3. In accordance with the above
recommendation of the TFC, I am directed to request you to ensure that the earlier
releases of the Centre’s as well as State’s contributions have been credited to
the accounts of the State CRF. An updated statement showing the amounts of the
contribution of Central Government as well as State Governments credited to the
accounts of CRF during the period 1995-96 to 1999-2000 may kindly be furnished
immediately to facilitate the releases of the Centre’s share of CRF 2000-01.
Sd/Sheela Prasad,
Director
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Centre and State share of CRF during 2000-01 (Rs. In
lacs) |
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SN |
State |
Allocation 2000-01 (Centre’s share |
Quarterly allocation (Centre’s share) |
Allocation 2000-01 (State’s share) |
Quarterly allocation (State’s share) |
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19 |
Punjab |
6781.55 |
1695.39 |
2260.52 |
565.13 |