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Centre okays Rs 1,816 crore extra aid to 4 states

The high-level Committee headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved additional Central assistance to the tune of Rs 1,816 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five States, which were affected by flood, landslides, and cloudburst during 2022, according to an official statement issued today.

The breakup is as follows:-

*Rs 520.466 crore to Assam

*Rs 239.31 crore to Himachal Pradesh

*Rs 941.04 crore to Karnataka

*Rs. 47.326 crore to Meghalaya

*Rs. 68.02 crore to Nagaland

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.

During the financial year 2022-23, the Central Government has released Rs. 15,770.40 crore to 25 States in their SDRF and Rs. 502.744 crore to four States from NDRF.

The Central Government had deputed Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to these States, immediately after the calamities, without waiting for the receipt of Memorandum from them.

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