New Delhi, May 1, 2021 – The finance ministry has released the first installment of rupees 8,873.6 crores for the state disaster response fund in advance. Now, the finance ministry has also confirmed that up to 50% of the SDRF amount can be used by states for COVID-19 containment measures.
The Tweet reads and I quote – “First installment of rupees 8,873.6 crore for state disaster response fund released in advance However, in rapid relaxation of normal procedure, not only has the release of SDRF been advanced, the amount has also been released without waiting for utilization Certificate of the amount provided to the states in the last financial year.”
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