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In the wake of heavy rains across the country, the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has released an amount of Rs 7,532 crore to 22 State Governments for the respective State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF). The amount has been released as per the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs.  

An amount of Rs 493.60 crore was released to Andhra Pradesh, while Rs 110.40 crore for Arunachal Pradesh, Rs 340.40 crore for Assam, Rs 624.40 crore for Bihar, Rs 181.60 crore for Chhattishgarh, Rs 584.00 crore for Gujarat, Rs 216.80 crore for Haryana, Rs 180.40 crore for Himachal Pradesh among others.

Meanwhile, the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) has been constituted in each State under Section 48 (1) (a) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The fund is the primary fund available with State Governments for responses to notified disasters. The Central Government contributes 75% to the SDRF in general States and 90% in North-East and Himalayan States.