Relief for Flood Victims of Northern Bihar.

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Government of India

Ministry of Finance

30-March-2012 18:23 IST

Relief for Flood Victims of Northern Bihar

Assistance to States for meeting the expenditure for providing immediate relief to the victims of natural calamities, including flood is provided from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) maintained in each state. In the event of calamity of severe nature and requiring expenditure by a State Government in excess of balance in SDRF, financial assistance for immediate relief is also extended from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). SDRR is shared between the Centre and States. During 2010-11 and 2011-12, centre’s share of SDRF released to Bihar is Rs.250.87 crore and Rs. 131.71 crore respectively. An amount of Rs. 368.01 crore was also released from NDRF during 2010-11. The rehabilitation works are undertaken by the State Government from its own resources/sector specific plan funds.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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