Dehradun: The central government has released Rs 455 crore 60 lakh to Uttarakhand as the central share of SDRF i.e. State Disaster Response Fund. Earlier in July, the Union Home Ministry had said that more than 450 crores would be given to Uttarakhand SDRF on behalf of the 15th Finance Commission. Now after PM Modi’s visit, the Home Ministry has released this amount.
Today i.e. on September 12, the Central Government has approved Rs 1066.80 crore as central share under SDRF for flood and landslide affected states Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Kerala and Uttarakhand. This year, more than Rs 8000 crore has been provided to 19 states from the SDRF-NDRF fund.
Today, the central government has released an amount of Rs 455 crore 60 lakh to Uttarakhand for the financial year 2025-26 as the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). The amount has been made as per the recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission.
What did CM Dhami say? CM Dhami has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for this. CM Dhami said that this amount will be spent on disaster relief work in Uttarakhand. He said that PM Modi has provided support to Uttarakhand in every difficult time. For this, the people of Uttarakhand are especially grateful to the Prime Minister.
Know about two SDRFs: SDRF has been mentioned here. Which has two meanings. In which the first is SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund). Which is a financial fund available with the state governments to deal with disasters. Whereas, the second is SDRF (State Disaster Response Force), which is a special rescue team, which plays an important role in rescue especially during disasters.
At the same time, this time the disaster has caused heavy damage in Uttarakhand. Due to which all the infrastructure including people’s homes, farms, gardens etc. have been destroyed. SDRF has played an important role during the disaster. It helps in saving the lives of many people. In Uttarakhand, SDRF continuously works to reach the spot immediately and provide assistance with better efforts in disasters.
According to SDRF IG Arun Mohan Joshi, SDRF i.e. State Disaster Response Force is being strengthened further. In the coming days, not only the dress but also the resources for rescue relief work will be upgraded. Also, more soldiers will be a part of SDRF.
