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Indian Express
3 hours ago
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- Indian Express
Centre approves Rs 2,006 crore aid for Himachal Pradesh for reconstruction activities post-2023 landslides, floods
A high-level committee under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Wednesday approved central assistance of Rs 2,006.40 crore to Himachal Pradesh for recovery and reconstruction activities in the aftermath of flood, landslides, and the cloudburst incident in 2023. A statement issued by the central government said, 'Out of this (Rs 2,006.40 crore), Rs 1,504.80 crore will be the central share from Recovery and Reconstruction Funding Window under National Disaster Response Fund. Earlier, on December 12, 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs had approved additional financial assistance of Rs 633.73 crore from the NDRF for Himachal Pradesh…' The committee, comprising the Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman, considered the proposal for financial assistance to the state through the Recovery and Reconstruction funding window under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). The state government under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has long been blaming the Centre for not releasing the Post Disaster Need Assessment (PDNA) funds of approximately Rs 9,000 crore. The issue has been a topic of heated discussions between the ruling party MLAs and the Opposition BJP legislators during various Assembly sessions. Senior BJP leaders, including national president J P Nadda and former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur, hailed the central government on Wednesday for approving the assistance. The Centre had earlier approved Rs 1,658.17 crore for Uttarakhand in the aftermath of the land subsidence in Joshimath, and Rs 555.27 crore for Sikkim in the wake of the glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in 2023. Further it also approved projects with an overall financial outlay of Rs 7,253.51 crore for mitigating the risks pertaining to a number of hazards in the areas of urban floods (Rs 3,075.65 crore), landslides (Rs 1,000 crore), GLOF (Rs 150 crore), forest fire (Rs 818.92 crore), lightning (Rs 186.78 crore) and drought (Rs 2,022.16 crore). This additional assistance is over and above the funds released by the Centre to the states under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is already placed at the disposal of the states. During the 2024-25 financial year, the Centre released Rs 20,264.40 crore to 28 states under the SDRF and Rs 5,160.76 crore under the NDRF to 19 states. Additionally, Rs 4,984.25 crore was released from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 19 states and Rs 719.72 crore from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to eight states.
India Gazette
6 hours ago
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- India Gazette
Union Minister JP Nadda hails Centre's approval of disaster relief funds to Himachal, Uttarakhand
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Union Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the approval of disaster relief funds under the 'Recovery and Reconstruction Plan' to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. 'I express my heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for approving the 'Recovery and Reconstruction Plan' of Rs 2006.40 crore as relief amount due to natural calamities like floods in the year 2023,' Nadda said in a post on X. Earlier today, a high-level committee chaired by HM Shah approved Rs 2006.40 crore to Himachal Pradesh under the Recovery and Reconstruction Plan, with the Home Ministry's office highlighting that the Centre stands shoulder to shoulder with states in time of natural calamities. 'The financial assistance provided by the Modi government is an important support to the disaster-affected citizens in dealing with the crisis in Devbhoomi and providing relief to the disaster victims. The Modi government stands with the people of Devbhoomi in every crisis and at the same time, is committed as always to provide all possible help to Himachal,' Nadda said in the post. According to an official statement from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the High-Level Committee has approved the recovery plan of Rs 2006.40 crore to the State of Himachal Pradesh, which will help the State in carrying out Recovery and Reconstruction activities, arisen due to damage and destruction occurred during 2023 monsoon due to floods, cloudbursts and landslides. Out of this, Rs 1504.80 crores will be the central share from the Recovery and Reconstruction Funding Window under the National Disaster Response Fund. Earlier, on December 12, 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs had approved additional financial assistance of Rs 633.73 crore from the NDRF for Himachal Pradesh, which was affected by this disaster. The Central Government had approved Recovery plans for the state of Uttarakhand of Rs 1658.17 crore, in the aftermath of the Joshimath subsidence and for Sikkim of Rs 555.27 crore, in the aftermath of the GLOF incident of 2023. The official statement read, Central Government had approved several mitigation projects with overall financial outlay of Rs 7253.51 crore, for mitigating the risks of several hazards in the areas of Urban Floods (Rs. 3075.65 crore), Landslides (Rs.1000 crore), GLOF (Rs. 150 crore), Forest Fire (Rs. 818.92 crore), Lightening (Rs. 186.78 crore) and Drought (Rs. 2022.16 crore) During the financial year 2024-25, the Central Government has released Rs 20,264.40 crore to 28 States under SDRF and Rs 5,160.76 crore under NDRF to 19 States. Additionally, Rs 4984.25 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 19 States and Rs 719.72 crore from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to 08 States have also been released. (ANI)
Hans India
8 hours ago
- Business
- Hans India
Centre okays Rs 2,006 crore fund to help Himachal recover from floods, landslides
New Delhi: A high-level committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved Rs 2006.40 crore as Central assistance to Himachal Pradesh, for the recovery and reconstruction plan in the aftermath of flood, landslides and cloudburst incidents of 2023. The committee, comprising the Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairman NITI Aayog as members, considered the proposal for financial assistance to the state from the recovery and reconstruction funding window under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). The financial assistance from the Centre will help the state in carrying out recovery and reconstruction activities, required due to the damage and destruction that occurred during the 2023 monsoon. Out of the Rs 2,006.40 crore that has been approved, Rs 1,504.80 crore will be the central share from the Recovery and Reconstruction Funding Window under the National Disaster Response Fund. Earlier, on December 12, 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs had approved additional financial assistance of Rs 633.73 crore from the NDRF for Himachal Pradesh, which was affected by this disaster, according to the official statement. The Central government had approved recovery plans for the states of Uttarakhand to the tune of Rs 1,658.17 crore, in the aftermath of the Joshimath subsistence and another Rs 555.27 crore for Sikkim, in the aftermath of the GLOF incident of 2023. The Central government had also approved a number of mitigation projects with overall financial outlay of Rs 7,253.51 crore, for mitigating the risks of a number of hazards in the areas of urban floods (Rs 3,075.65 crore), landslides (Rs 1,000 crore), GLOF (Rs 150 crore), forest fire (Rs 818.92 crore), lightening (Rs 186.78 crore) and drought (Rs 2,022.16 crore). 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 2024-25, the Central government has released Rs 20,264.40 crore to 28 states under SDRF and Rs 5,160.76 crore under NDRF to 19 states. Additionally, Rs 4,984.25 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 19 states and Rs 719.72 crore from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to states have also been released, the statement said. 'Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India is standing shoulder to shoulder with the state governments during natural calamities and disasters. To fulfil Prime Minister Modi's vision of a disaster-resilient India, the Ministry of Home Affairs, under the guidance of Home Minister Amit Shah, has taken several initiatives to ensure effective management of disasters in the country. A number of steps have been taken to prevent any extensive loss to life and property during disasters by strengthening the disaster risk reduction system in India,' the statement added. --IANS sps/dpb
