• Who approves the addition?: The State Executive Authority (SEC) must approve the addition of a disaster as state specific disaster.
  • Relevance:
    • It empowers quick action. The district collector can intervene in his capacity as the chairman of the district disaster body.
    • A State Government may use up to 10 percent of the funds available under the SDRF for providing immediate relief.
  • Legal System
    • The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), constituted under Section 48 (1) (a) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, is the primary fund available with State Governments for responses to notified disasters.
  • How is the fund added in SDRF?
    • Contribution is made by the Central Government and State Governments in the ratio of 75:25 to all states, except for the North-Eastern and Himalayan States, for which it is 90:10 ratio.

Source: The Hindu

 

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