Centre releases INR 5,858 crore to 14 flood-hit states for relief, rehabilitation

NEW DELHI — The Union Home Ministry has released INR 5,858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected states as a central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and an advance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), officials here said.

This include INR 1,492 crore to Maharashtra, INR 1,036 crore to Andhra Pradesh, INR 716 crore to Assam, INR 655.60 crore to Bihar and INR 600 crore to Gujarat, INR 468 crore to West Bengal and INR 416.80 crore to Telangana, an official statement said.

As much as INR 189.20 crore has been given to Himachal Pradesh, INR 145.60 crore to Kerala, INR 50 crore to Manipur, INR 25 crore to Tripura, INR 23.60 crore to Sikkim, INR 21.60 crore to Mizoram and INR 19.20 crore to Nagaland.

These states have been affected by the extremely heavy rainfall, floods and landslides during the south-west monsoon.

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Modi government stands shoulder to shoulder with the states affected by natural calamities in mitigating the hardship faced by the people, the statement said.

The Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) were sent to the flood-affected states of Assam, Mizoram, Kerala, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Manipur for an on-the-spot assessment of the damages.

Further, the IMCTs will also be sent shortly for making an on-the-spot assessment of damage in Bihar and West Bengal, which have also recently been affected by floods. After the assessment reports are received, additional financial assistance from the NDRF, will be approved to the disaster-affected states, according to the established procedure.

More than INR 14,958 crore has already been released to 21 states during this year. This includes INR 9,044.80 crore from the SDRF to 21 states, INR 4,528.66 crore from the NDRF to 15 states and INR 1,385.45 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 11 states.

In addition to financial assistance, the central government has also provided all logistic assistance, including deployment of requisite teams of the NDRF, Army and Air Force to aupport all flood affected states.

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