- The Prime Minister announced that the limit of use of SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) is being increased from 35 % to 50% for seven States.
- They are Tamil nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
- This will help the states in covid-19 related infrastructure.
- More than 63% of active cases of covid -19 are concentrated in these seven States.
State Disaster Response Fund
- It was constituted under Disaster Management Act, 2005 based on the recommendations made by the 13th Finance Commission.
- The Government of India contribute 75% of allocation of SDRF to the states on annual basis.
- The contribution is 90 % in the case of Special Category States.
- This will be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India every year.