SME Times News Bureau | 26 Jun, 2016
Apprehending an impending drought situation, all 30 districts of
Karnataka have sought assistance under the National Disaster Response
Fund (NDRF) for the rabi season, parliament was told on Tuesday.
"In
the eventuality of drought and other natural calamities, the state
governments are empowered to initiate necessary relief measures from the
State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is readily available with
them.
"Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is
considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) on receipt of
relief memoranda from state governments and in accordance with extant
norms and procedures," Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar told Lok Sabha member Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written
reply.
Tomar also said that no state has sought financial assistance from the NDRF during the kharif season this year.