Centre issues revised norms for disaster relief
9 April 2015 5:03 AM IST
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday has issued orders on revision of the items and norms, in respect of the centrally notified disasters like floods, cyclones, drought, hailstorm, tsunami, earthquake etc.
The revised orders include various aspects of response and preparedness like ex-gratia to the next of kin of persons who may lose their precious lives, ex-gratia in cases of persons suffering severe disability, gratuitous relief for families whose livelihoods may seriously be affected due to disasters, agricultural input subsidy to farmers, replacement of different categories of animals, procurement of search, rescue, evacuation and communication equipment, etc.
“The centre has permitted up to 10% of allocation under the State Disaster Relief Fund to be spent on equipment. A maximum of 5% of SDRF allocation can be spent on capacity building,” MHA sources said.
The revised orders include various aspects of response and preparedness like ex-gratia to the next of kin of persons who may lose their precious lives, ex-gratia in cases of persons suffering severe disability, gratuitous relief for families whose livelihoods may seriously be affected due to disasters, agricultural input subsidy to farmers, replacement of different categories of animals, procurement of search, rescue, evacuation and communication equipment, etc.
“The centre has permitted up to 10% of allocation under the State Disaster Relief Fund to be spent on equipment. A maximum of 5% of SDRF allocation can be spent on capacity building,” MHA sources said.
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