New Delhi, March 30 : The High Level Committee (HLC) under Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday approved additional Central assistance of Rs 1,887.23 crore under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five States affected by natural disasters like floods, landslides or hailstorm during 2021. According to the break up provided by the Ministry, Rs 1,038.96 crore have been approved for Bihar, Rs 21.37 crore for Himachal Pradesh, Rs 292.51 crore for Rajasthan, Rs 59.35 crore for Sikkim and Rs 475.04 crore have been approved for West Bengal. 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 Ministry said. During financial year 2021-2022, the Central Government has released Rs 17,747.20 crore to 28 States in their SDRF and Rs 6,197.98 crore to nine States from the NDRF, it added. The Central Government had deputed Inter-Ministerial Central Teams to these States and Union Territories soon after the calamities.
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