A flooded area at Kothara village in Kutch district, on August. 30, 2024.
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A High-Level Committee (HLC) chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah has approved ₹707.97 crore of additional central assistance to the States of Assam and Gujarat which were affected by flood and landslides during year 2024, a statement by the ministry said.
The assistance has been provided from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Out of the total amount of ₹707.97 crore, ₹313.69 crore has been approved for Assam and ₹394.28 crore for Gujarat.
The HLC also approved ₹903.67 crore to Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan under NDRF for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services.
Out of the total amount of ₹903.67 crore, ₹117.19 crore has been approved for Haryana, ₹397.54 crore for Madhya Pradesh and ₹388.94 crore for Rajasthan.
This additional assistance is other than the funds released by the Centre to the States from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at the disposal of the States. In 2025-26, the Central Government has released ₹13,603.20 crore to 27 States under SDRF and ₹2,024.04 crore under NDRF to 12 States.
Additionally, ₹4,571.30 crore from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) has been released to 21 States and ₹372.09 crore from National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) has been released to nine States.
Published – October 07, 2025 03:30 pm IST
