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GUWAHATI, March 13 (PTI): Assam will get an additional central assistance of Rs 520.4 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
The high level committee, headed by home minister Amit Shah, has approved the release of an additional Rs 1,816 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states which were affected by flood, landslides and cloudbursts during 2022, according to a PIB release on Monday.
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According to an official statement, the assistance will be provided to Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya and Nagaland.
While Assam will get Rs 520.466 crore, Himachal Pradesh will receive Rs 239.31 crore and Karnataka Rs 941.04 crore, it said.
It added that Rs 47.326 crore has been approved for Meghalaya and Rs 68.02 crore for 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, the release added.
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 the NDRF. (With inputs from PTI)
