Bhubaneswar, November 11: A High-Level Committee, under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday approved three projects worth Rs 725.62 crore under “Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States” for Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
The Committee has approved Rs 147.76 crore for Chhattisgarh, Rs 201.10 crore for Odisha and Rs 376.76 crore for West Bengal.
The HLC is comprised of Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairman NITI Aayog as members.
“To fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of disaster resilient India, Ministry of Home Affairs under the guidance of Home Minister, Amit Shah has taken several initiatives to ensure effective management of disasters in the country. A number of steps have been taken to prevent any extensive loss to life and property during disasters by strengthening disaster risk reduction system in India, said a Ministry of Home Affairs statement.
The Central Government has allocated a total of Rs 5,000 crore under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for “Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the states,” proposals of 15 states at a total outlay of Rs. 2542.12 crore had already been approved.
More than Rs 21,026 crore has already been released to the States during this year. This include Rs 14,878.40 crore from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to 26 States, Rs 4,637.66 crore from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to 15 States, Rs 1,385.45 crore from State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF) to 11 States and Rs 124.93 crore from National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to three States.
