Government of Uttar Pradesh Revenue Section-11 No. 292/Teh-11-2025-04 (3)/2015 Lucknow: Dated: 19 June, 2025 Notification The Government of India, while prescribing the norms and rates of expenditure from the State Disaster Response Fund and the National Disaster Response Fund (for the years 2022-23 to 2025-26), vide Letter No. 33-03/2020-NIDM-1 dated 11.07.2023, has made the following provision in Paragraph-D regarding State-Specific Disasters:- Items Norms of Assistance State specific disasters within the local context in the State, which are not included in the notified list of Cisasters eligible for assistance from SDRF NDRF, can be met from SDRF within the limit of 10% of the annual funds allocation of the SDRF eExpenditure is to be incurred from SDRF only (and not from NDRF). as assessed by the State Executive Committee (SEC).
oThe norm for various items will be the same as applicable to other notified natural disaster as listed above. or oIn these cases, the scale of relief assistance against each item for local disaster should not exceed the norms of SDRF.
o The flexibility is to be applicable only after the State has formally listed the disasters for inclusion and has notified transparent norms and guidelines with a clear procedure for identification of the beneficiaries for disaster relief for such local disasters, with the approval of SEC.
2- In addition to the above, in pursuance of the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, vide Letter No. 33-3/2021- NDM-1 dated 12.01.2022, in Paragraph 3.2 of the Guidelines issued for the State Disaster Response Fund and the National Disaster Response Fund for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26, has also made the following provision:- A State Government may use up to 10% fund of the annual allocation of the SDRF for providing immediate relief to the victims of natural disasters that they consider to be "disasters' within the local context in the State and which are not included in the notified list of disasters of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) subject to the condition that the State Government has listed the State specific natural disasters and notified clear and transparent norms and guidelines for such disasters with the approval of the State Authority ie. the State Executive Committee (SEC) Any amount spent by the State for such disasters over and above the ceiling would be borne out of its own resources and would be subject to the same accounting norms.
3- In pursuance of the aforesaid Guidelines issued by the Government of India, the State Government, vide Notification No. 303/E-11-2016-4(G)/16 dated 27.06.2016; Notification No. 20/E-11-2018-4(G)/15 dated 02.08.2018; Notification No. 2018-4(G)/15 dated
10.08.2018; Notification No. 393/E-11-2018-4(G)/16 dated 17.10.2018; Notification No.
387/E-11-2021-4(G)/15 dated 09.06.2021; and Notification No. 586/E-11-2022-4(G)/2015 dated 13.10.2022, has declared the following as State Disasters: unseasonal heavy rainfall/ excessive rainfall, lightning, storm and dust storm, heat wave, boat accidents, snake bite, sewer cleaning and gas leakage, accidents due to falling into borewells, human-wildlife conflict, deaths due to drowning in wells, rivers, lakes, ponds, canals, drains, pits and waterfalls, and incidents caused by stray cattle/ wild nilgai (blue bull) in the State.
4- By Notification No. 393/E-11-2018-4(G)/16 dated 17.10.2018, under the category of Human-Wildlife Conflict, it has now been accorded the gracious approval of Her Excellency the Governor to also notify fox and jackal under the category of notified wild animals, and to declare loss of human life caused by preventive attack thereof as a State Disaster.
5- In cases relating to Human-Wildlife Conflict, ex-gratia assistance in cases of loss of human life due to attack by notified wild animals shall be paid as follows:
1. Human-Wildlife Conflict Category-(A): In cases of loss of human life due to attack by the wild animals mentioned in Notification No. 393/E-11-2018-4(G)/16 dated 17.10.2018, namely tiger, lion, leopard, wolf, hyena, crocodile, elephant, rhinoceros and wild boar, an amount of %5.00 lakh shall be provided to the affected family.
2. Human-Wildlife Conflict Category-(B): In cases of loss of human life due to attack by fox and jackal, an amount of ¥4.00 lakh shall be provided to the affected family.
6- The expenditure incurred in respect of the aforesaid notified disaster shall be borne under Grant No. 51, under the Head of Account: “2245 — Relief on account of Natural Calamities — 05 — State Disaster Response Fund — Other Expenditure — 06 — Expenditure from State Disaster Response Fund — 09 — Expenditure from Disaster Response Fund for Disasters declared by the State Government — 42 — Other Expenditure.” P. Guruprasad Principal Secretary No. and Date as above.
Copy forwarded to the following for information and necessary action:
1. Member and Head of Department, National Disaster Management Authority, Government of India, New Delhi.
2. Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlement)-I, Uttar Pradesh, Prayagraj (Allahabad).
3. Special Secretary to Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
4. Staff Officer to Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
e All Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
6. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Uttar Pradesh.
7. Relief Commissioner, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow.
8. All Divisional Commissioners, Uttar Pradesh.
9. All District Magistrates, Uttar Pradesh.
10. Additional Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, Lucknow.
11. Finance (Expenditure Control) Section-5, Government of Uttar Pradesh.
12. Revenue Section—10, Guard File.
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