• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister approved the proposal of Department of Water Resources, RD & GR for continuation of centrally sponsored Scheme, viz., “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)”
• It has a total outlay of Rs. 4,100 crore and has been continued for a period of 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26 (15th Finance Commission period).

THE SCHEME HAS TWO COMPONENTS-

• Under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of FMBAP with an outlay of Rs. 2940 crore
  • central assistance will be provided to State Governments for taking up critical works related to flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development and anti-sea erosion, etc.
  • The pattern of funding to be followed is
    • 90% (Centre): 10% (State) for Special Category States (8 North-Easter States and Hilly States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UT of Jammu & Kashmir) and
    • 60% (Centre):40% (State) for General/ Non-Special Category States.
  • Under River Management and Border Areas (RMBA) component of FMBAP with an outlay of Rs. 1160 crore,
    • flood control and anti-erosion works on common border rivers with neighbouring countries including hydrological observations and flood forecasting, and investigation & pre-construction activities of joint water resources projects (with neighbouring countries) on common border rivers will be taken up with 100% central assistance.
  • The Primary responsibility of flood management rests with the State Governments.
  • The Scheme has the provision of incentivizing the States which implement flood plain zoning, recognized as an effective non-structural measure for flood management.