Central Share of State Disaster Relief Fund

दैनिक समाचार

The Central Government has released both the instalments of its share of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) during the current financial Year. The details of state-wise allocation and release for the year 2021-22 are given below:-

As on 25.11.2021

(Rs. In Crore)

Sl No.Name of the StateAllocation of SDRFRelease from SDRF
Central ShareState ShareTotal1st Instalment2nd Instalment
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1.Andhra Pradesh895.20297.601192.80447.60447.60
2.Arunachal Pradesh200.0022.40222.40100.00100.00
3.Assam617.6068.80686.40308.80308.80
4.Bihar1132.80377.601510.40566.40566.40
5.Chhattisgarh345.60115.20460.80172.80172.80
6.Goa9.602.4012.004.804.80
7.Gujarat1059.20352.801412.00529.60529.60
8.Haryana392.80131.20524.00196.40196.40
9.Himachal Pradesh327.2036.00363.20163.60163.60
10.Jharkhand454.40151.20605.60227.20227.20
11.Karnataka632.80210.40843.20316.40316.40
12.Kerala251.2084.00335.20125.60125.60
13.Madhya Pradesh1456.00485.601941.60728.00728.00
14.Maharashtra2577.60859.203436.801288.801288.80
15.Manipur33.604.0037.6016.8016.80
16.Meghalaya52.805.6058.4026.4026.40
17.Mizoram37.604.0041.6018.8018.80
18.Nagaland32.804.0036.8016.4016.40
19.Odisha1283.20428.001711.20641.60641.60
20.Punjab396.00132.00528.00198.00198.00
21.Rajasthan1184.80395.201580.00592.40592.40
22.Sikkim40.004.8044.8020.0020.00
23.Tamil Nadu816.00272.001088.00408.00408.00
24.Telangana359.20120.00479.20179.60179.60
25.Tripura54.406.4060.8027.2027.20
26.Uttar Pradesh1546.40516.002062.40773.20773.20
27.Uttarakhand749.6083.20832.80374.80374.80
28.West Bengal808.80269.601078.40404.40404.40
 Total17747.205439.2023186.408873.608873.60

Based on the guidelines issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on 11.09.2021, the Ex-Gratia payment to next of kin of the deceased due to COVID-19 is allowed @ Rs. 50,000/- (Rs. Fifty thousand only) per deceased person including those involved in relief operations or associated in preparedness activities, subject to the cause of death being certified as COVID-19, in strict compliance with the aforesaid NDMA guidelines. This ex-gratia assistance will be applicable from the date of first Covid-19 case reported in the country and will continue till de-notification of Covid-19 as a disaster or till further orders, whichever is earlier.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.

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