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- India has declared COVID-19 as “notified Disaster”.
- With this, the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) are to be temporarily used for supply of food, medical care and water for patients in quarantine camps.
- Under Disaster Management Act, 2005, the SDRF funds shall be used only for cyclone, earthquake, drought, landslide, hailstorm, cloudburst, avalanche, frost, pest attack and cold waves.
- Critical Medical conditions or pandemic situations were not under the notified disaster lists.
- Therefore, the Central Government has included COVID-19 outbreak under notified Disaster.
- This will now enable the state government to utilize the funds for treating Corona Virus.
- The SDRF funds which were constituted by Disaster Management Act, 2005 was recommended by 13th Finance Commission.
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