Question : CALAMITY RELIEF FUND

the details of assistance received in cash or kind from the public at home and from abroad in respect of each natural/national calamity during the last three years and allocation to affected States, Calamity-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

(SHRI SBPBK SATYANARAYANA RAO)

Assistance in cash from the public at home and abroad is received under various relief funds while assistance in kind is coordinated through the Resident Commissioners of the State Governments. Sometimes, it is also received through the Indian Red Cross Society or directly by the State Government concerned. No details of such asssistance are maintained in this Department.