The State Governments are primarily responsible for undertaking relief measures at ground level in the wake of natural disasters. The Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments by providing logistics and financial support. The financial relief in the various sectors is provided under the guideline of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), in accordance with the items & norms approved by the Government of India. However, the financial assistance from response fund is towards relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered. The rehabilitation of people affected due to floods is required to be undertaken by the concerned State Government from its own resources/ Plan funds. The State Government is providing relief assistance and looking for suitable land to solve the issue as per its existing land policy.
Both the instalments of the Central share of SDRF amounting to Rs. 207.00 crore each have been released, in advance, for the year 2015-16 to the State Government, on 27th May 2015 and 17th September 2015 respectively. In addition, as reported by State Accountant General (AG) of Assam, an amount of Rs. 1320.10 crore is available in SDRF account as on 1st April 2015 for management of relief necessitated by notified natural disasters in the affected areas.
In the instant case, upon receipt of memorandum from State Government of Assam, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team was constituted, which visited the affected areas of the State, from 9-13th December 2015 for making an on-the-spot assessment of damages and requirement of funds for relief and rehabilitation of immediate nature. The High Level Committee (HLC), in its meeting held on 15.2.2016, approved the assistance of Rs. 332.57 crore for flood of 2015, from NDRF, subject to adjustment of 50% of balance available in the SDRF account for the instant calamity.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Shri Santiuse Kujur in the Rajya Sabha today.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
Both the instalments of the Central share of SDRF amounting to Rs. 207.00 crore each have been released, in advance, for the year 2015-16 to the State Government, on 27th May 2015 and 17th September 2015 respectively. In addition, as reported by State Accountant General (AG) of Assam, an amount of Rs. 1320.10 crore is available in SDRF account as on 1st April 2015 for management of relief necessitated by notified natural disasters in the affected areas.
In the instant case, upon receipt of memorandum from State Government of Assam, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team was constituted, which visited the affected areas of the State, from 9-13th December 2015 for making an on-the-spot assessment of damages and requirement of funds for relief and rehabilitation of immediate nature. The High Level Committee (HLC), in its meeting held on 15.2.2016, approved the assistance of Rs. 332.57 crore for flood of 2015, from NDRF, subject to adjustment of 50% of balance available in the SDRF account for the instant calamity.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to question by Shri Santiuse Kujur in the Rajya Sabha today.
Courtesy:pib.nic.in
No comments:
Post a Comment