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 State | Allocation of SDRF | Release from SDRF | |||
| Central Share | State Share | Total | 1st Instalment | 2nd Instalment | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 895.20 | 297.60 | 1192.80 | 447.60 | 447.60 |
| 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | 200.00 | 22.40 | 222.40 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 3. | Assam | 617.60 | 68.80 | 686.40 | 308.80 | 308.80 |
| 4. | Bihar | 1132.80 | 377.60 | 1510.40 | 566.40 | 566.40 |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | 345.60 | 115.20 | 460.80 | 172.80 | 172.80 |
| 6. | Goa | 9.60 | 2.40 | 12.00 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| 7. | Gujarat | 1059.20 | 352.80 | 1412.00 | 529.60 | 529.60 |
| 8. | Haryana | 392.80 | 131.20 | 524.00 | 196.40 | 196.40 |
| 9. | Himachal Pradesh | 327.20 | 36.00 | 363.20 | 163.60 | 163.60 |
| 10. | Jharkhand | 454.40 | 151.20 | 605.60 | 227.20 | 227.20 |
| 11. | Karnataka | 632.80 | 210.40 | 843.20 | 316.40 | 316.40 |
| 12. | Kerala | 251.20 | 84.00 | 335.20 | 125.60 | 125.60 |
| 13. | Madhya Pradesh | 1456.00 | 485.60 | 1941.60 | 728.00 | 728.00 |
| 14. | Maharashtra | 2577.60 | 859.20 | 3436.80 | 1288.80 | 1288.80 |
| 15. | Manipur | 33.60 | 4.00 | 37.60 | 16.80 | 16.80 |
| 16. | Meghalaya | 52.80 | 5.60 | 58.40 | 26.40 | 26.40 |
| 17. | Mizoram | 37.60 | 4.00 | 41.60 | 18.80 | 18.80 |
| 18. | Nagaland | 32.80 | 4.00 | 36.80 | 16.40 | 16.40 |
| 19. | Odisha | 1283.20 | 428.00 | 1711.20 | 641.60 | 641.60 |
| 20. | Punjab | 396.00 | 132.00 | 528.00 | 198.00 | 198.00 |
| 21. | Rajasthan | 1184.80 | 395.20 | 1580.00 | 592.40 | 592.40 |
| 22. | Sikkim | 40.00 | 4.80 | 44.80 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| 23. | Tamil Nadu | 816.00 | 272.00 | 1088.00 | 408.00 | 408.00 |
| 24. | Telangana | 359.20 | 120.00 | 479.20 | 179.60 | 179.60 |
| 25. | Tripura | 54.40 | 6.40 | 60.80 | 27.20 | 27.20 |
| 26. | Uttar Pradesh | 1546.40 | 516.00 | 2062.40 | 773.20 | 773.20 |
| 27. | Uttarakhand | 749.60 | 83.20 | 832.80 | 374.80 | 374.80 |
| 28. | West Bengal | 808.80 | 269.60 | 1078.40 | 404.40 | 404.40 |
| Total | 17747.20 | 5439.20 | 23186.40 | 8873.60 | 8873.60 |
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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