Originally, the guidelines for constitution and administration of National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) were issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in 2022.
About R&R Funding Window
- Aim: To address gaps in funding for states affected by natural disasters, reallocating resources within existing disaster relief frameworks to support recovery efforts better.
- It has been created on recommendations of 15th Finance Commission (FC).
- Under NDRF & SDRF: Funds for response and relief; recovery & reconstruction; preparedness & capacity building will be distributed.
- NDRF R&R window is to assist State with additional funds where expenditure required is beyond state’s coping capacity.
- Nodal Agency for Implementation: State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)
- Calamities covered (notified disasters): cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloud burst, pest attack, and frost & cold wave.
- Activities Under R & R: Housing, education, infrastructure, etc.
Need for R&R Funding
- Absence of R&R funding window to support states, affects development, deepening poverty and backwardness.
- Without recoveries, states lag in development, resulting in regional imbalances.