Question: Which of the below is the amount allocated to State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the period 2015-20?
(a) 33,581crore
(b) 61,220crore
(c) 11441 crore
(d) 14201 crore
Answer- (b)
Related facts:
- On June 6, 2017, the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 2-day National Level Conference on “Capacity Building of SDRFs-2017”.
- The conference was organised by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
- The conference aims to develop synergies between the responses of National & State Disaster Response Forces (SDRFs) and to highlight way ahead to strengthen the response capabilities of SDRFs
- On this occasion, the Home Minister also informed that the funds allocated to State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) have increased from Rs 33,581 crore during 2010-15 to Rs 61,220 crore during the period 2015-20 .
- 2 additional NDRF battalions have also been set up in Varanasi and Arunachal Pradesh to strengthen its infrastructure.
- It is notable that India, being a large country, is vulnerable to many disasters such as 58.6% of area is prone to earthquakes, 12% of area is prone to floods and the coastlines are prone to cyclones.
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