The Ministry of Home Affairs approves the advance release of Rs 17.20 crore to Nagaland under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)

Ministry of Home Affairs

The Ministry of Home Affairs approves the advance release of Rs 17.20 crore to Nagaland under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)

Posted On: 17 OCT 2022 5:39PM by PIB Delhi

The Ministry of Home Affairs has approved an amount of Rs. 17.20 crore as the 2^nd installment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to be released in advance to Nagaland, for 2022-23, for undertaking relief measures in the wake of floods and landslides during the Monsoon season of 2022.

It is always the effort of the Government led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide help to States and Union Territories affected by natural calamities in an expeditious manner.  

During the current Financial Year, the Central Government has already released an amount of Rs. 8,764.00 crore as the 1^st installment of the Central share of SDRF to 24 States including Nagaland. Further, in view of the severe floods and landslides in various States, an amount of Rs. 827.60 crore, as the 2^nd Installment of the Central share has also been released, in advance, to three other States.

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