Question raised in Lok Sabha on Inter-Ministerial Plan to Fight Drought, 29/11/2016
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Inter-Ministerial Plan to Fight Drought, 29/11/2016. The State Governments are primarily responsible for taking necessary relief measures in the wake of natural calamities including drought. For undertaking relief measures, funds are available with the State Governments in the form of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). In addition to SDRF, National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) has been constituted to deal with natural calamities of severe nature and Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) are deputed, wherever necessary, in response to the Memoranda received from the States, for assessment of the drought situation and requirement of financial assistance. Assistance under SDRF/NDRF provided is for immediate relief and not by way of compensation for the loss suffered. Assistance approved from NDRF during the last two years to the State Governments for drought relief is at Annexure-I.