Centre sanctions aid for 2024 natural disasters: Telangana gets Rs 231.75 crore, AP Rs 608.08 crore
A total of Rs 1554.99 crore of additional Central assistance has been approved for five States under the NDRF by a high-level committee headed by home minister Amit Shah
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Hyderabad: The Union government on Wednesday approved Rs 231.75 crore for Telangana and Rs 608.08 crore for Andhra Pradesh for being affected by floods, flash floods, landslides and cyclonic storms in 2024.
A total of Rs 1554.99 crore of additional Central assistance has been approved for five States under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) by a high-level committee headed by home minister Amit Shah. The other States that have been approved for assistance are Nagaland (Rs 170.99 crore), Odisha (Rs 255.24 crore) and Tripura (Rs 288.93 crore).
The HLC-approved central assistance of Rs 1554.99 crore to the five States from NDRF is subject to an adjustment of 50 per cent of the opening balance for the year available in the SDRF.
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, a public note from the government said.
During the financial year 2024-25, the Union Government released Rs 18,322.80 crore to 27 States in SDRF, Rs 4,808.30 crore from NDRF to 18 States, Rs 2208.55 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 14 States and Rs 719.72 crore from National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to eight States.
The Central Government had deputed Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to these States, immediately after the calamities, without waiting for the receipt of a formal Memorandum.
