Q. With reference to Disaster management act, which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. The home minister is the chairperson of NDMA (National disaster management authority).
2. The Central Government contributes 75% of SDRF (state disaster response fund) allocation for general category States/UTs.
3. A state government is allowed to use SDRF only for the notified list of disasters of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The Prime minister is the chairperson of NDMA (National disaster management authority).
Statement 2 is correct. The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), constituted under Section 48 (1) (a) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, is the primary fund available with State Governments for responses to notified disasters. The Central Government contributes 75% of SDRF allocation for general category States/UTs and 90% for special category States/UTs
Statement 3 is incorrect. A State Government may use up to 10 percent of the funds available under the SDRF for providing immediate relief to the victims of natural disasters that they consider to be ‘disasters’ within the local context in the State and which are not included in the notified list of disasters of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
