SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 61.94 crore in Central funds for flood management works under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of the Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) during 2023-24 to 2025-26, while Ladakh received Rs 9.6 crore, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
No Central share for JK or Ladakh was listed as released under the FMP component for 2026-27 in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1602. The figures were provided by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.
Under the River Management Activities and works related to Border Areas (RMBA) component of the FMBAP, no separate allocation or release was listed for JK or Ladakh during 2023-24 to 2025-26 or in 2026-27.
The Ministry’s State-wise data shows that J&K’s Rs 61.94 crore FMP release over the three-year period was higher than allocations listed for Bihar (Rs 19.40 crore), Uttarakhand (Rs 2.32 crore), Nagaland (Rs 2.59 crore) and West Bengal (Rs 14.278 crore), but lower than Manipur (Rs 242.25 crore), Assam (Rs 79.18 crore) and Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 22.5 crore). Ladakh’s Rs 9.6 crore was among the lower releases listed under the programme.
The figures cannot be directly compared with the national average because the Ministry provided State-wise releases only for States and Union Territories that received funds under the respective components, rather than a consolidated all-India average.
For 2026-27, the FMP component has so far listed Central releases of Rs 60 crore for Arunachal Pradesh, Rs 35 crore for Assam and Rs 1.25 crore for Himachal Pradesh. Under the RMBA component, Uttarakhand received Rs 70 crore and Bihar Rs 0.20 crore, while Uttar Pradesh was shown with Rs 254.18 crore for the 2023-24 to 2025-26 period.
The Union Government said the primary responsibility for disaster management, including relief assistance at the ground level, rests with the concerned State Governments under the National Policy on Disaster Management. States undertake relief measures from their State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), while the Centre supplements their efforts with logistical and financial support.
The Ministry said the Government has approved the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP) Phase-I for seven cities with a total outlay of Rs 3,075.65 crore and Phase-II for 11 cities with an outlay of Rs 2,444.42 crore. The cities covered under Phase-II include Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
The Ministry also said Flood Hazard Atlases have been developed by the National Remote Sensing Centre for flood-prone States. The Central Water Commission began pilot initiatives in 2025 to develop artificial intelligence and machine-learning based short-range flood forecasting models for its level forecasting stations on rivers across the country.
The National Disaster Response Force, meanwhile, coordinates with the India Meteorological Department, Central Water Commission and other early-warning agencies for timely inputs and prompt response, while its units remain in regular coordination with State and district authorities for evacuation when requisitioned.
The reply did not provide a separate assessment of flood or soil-erosion incidents in Jammu and Kashmir or Ladakh, nor did it give year-wise allocation, utilisation or expenditure figures for the two Union Territories beyond the Central funds released under the FMBAP components.
