Five States Including Karnataka And Maharashtra To Get Over Rs 1,600 Crore As Additional Central Assistance Under NDRF

The High Level Committee (HLC) under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five States and one Union Territory, which were affected by floods and landslides during 2021, an official release said on Thursday (3 March).

The HLC approved additional central assistance of Rs 1,664.25 crore to five states from NDRF and Rs 17.86 crore to one Union Territory, the Home Ministry said in a release.

The five states that will get the additional central assistance are Karnataka (Rs 492.39 crore), Maharashtra (355.39 crore), Tamil Nadu (Rs 352.85 crore), Andhra Pradesh (Rs 351.43 crore) and Himachal Pradesh (Rs 112.19 crore).

The Union Territory of Puducherry will receive Rs 17.86 crore as additional central assistance.

According to the ministry, this additional assistance is over and above the funds released by the Centre to the states in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at the disposal of the states.

"During the financial year 2021-22, the Central Government has released Rs 17,747.20 crore to 28 States in their SDRF and Rs 4,645.92 crore to 8 States from NDRF," the ministry said.

The Central Government had deputed Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to these states and union territories, immediately after the calamities, without waiting for the receipt of memorandum from them, it added.