New Delhi, Oct 28 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah today approved the advance release of Rs 20 crore as the second instalment of the Central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Nagaland for the year 2025–26, an official statement said.
The fund will help the state provide immediate relief to people affected by extremely heavy rainfall, flash floods, and landslides during this year’s southwest monsoon, a Home Ministry statement said.
During the financial year 2025-26, the Central Government has already released Rs 15,554 crore to 27 states under SDRF and Rs 2,267.44 crore to 15 states under NDRF. In addition, Rs 4,571.30 crore have been released from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 21 states and Rs 372.09 crore from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to nine states.
The Central Government has also provided all logistical assistance, including deployment of requisite NDRF teams, Army teams and Air Force support to all the flood, landslides, and cloudburst-affected states. During this year’s monsoon, there was maximum deployment of 199 teams of NDRF in 30 states/Union Territories for rescue and relief operations.
