Notified disaster and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Disaster Management
In News:
Ministry of Home Affairs decided to treat COVID-19 as a notified disaster for the purpose of providing assistance under SDRF.
The SDRF is constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and is the primary fund available with state governments for responses to notified disasters.
The Central government contributes
75% towards the SDRF allocation for general category states and UTs.
90% for special category states/UTs, which includes north-eastern states, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).
Value Addition for Prelims
For SDRF, the Centre releases funds in two equal instalments as per the recommendation of the Finance Commission.
On the other hand, the National Disaster Response Fund, which is also constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 supplements the SDRF of a state, in case of a disaster of severe nature, provided adequate funds are not available in the SDRF.
Did You Know?
In a similar move, US President also declared a national emergency in the country invoking the Stafford Act, as per which, the federal government contributes about 75% to the cost of relief for states.
