Last Updated on March 13, 2026 7:39 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
Staff Reporter
A High-Level Committee, under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has approved more than 1,912 crore rupees of additional central assistance to Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir affected by flood, flash flood, cloudburst, cyclone ‘Montha’ landslides last year.
The Ministry of Home Affairs informed that the out of the total amount, more than 341 crore rupees has been approved for Andhra Pradesh, 15.70 crore rupees for Chhattisgarh, and more than 778 crore rupees for Gujarat. While, an assistance of more than 288 crore rupees have been approved for Himachal Pradesh, more than 158 crore rupees for Nagaland and more than 330 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir.
The Ministry also informed that 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. During the financial year 2025-26, the Central Government has released more than 20,735 crore rupees to 28 States under SDRF and more than 3,628 crore rupees under NDRF to 21 States.