Centre Sanctions Rs 330.34 Crore Additional Disaster Relief for Jammu & Kashmir
Funds aimed at supporting recovery and rehabilitation after 2025 floods, landslides, cloudbursts, and flash floods
New Delhi, Mar 13: The Union Government has approved Rs 330.34 crore as additional central assistance for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to aid relief and recovery operations following damages caused by floods, flash floods, cloudbursts, and landslides during 2025.
The decision was taken by a High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, which sanctioned a total of Rs 1,912.99 crore for six States and Union Territories affected by natural disasters, including the cyclonic storm ‘Montha’, as per news agency Kashmir News Corner — KNC.
The funds will be released from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), with adjustment of 50 percent of the opening balance in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) of the respective States and UT.
Apart from Jammu and Kashmir, the committee approved relief assistance of Rs 341.48 crore for Andhra Pradesh, Rs 15.70 crore for Chhattisgarh, Rs 778.67 crore for Gujarat, Rs 288.39 crore for Himachal Pradesh, and Rs 158.41 crore for Nagaland.
Officials stated that the central assistance is over and above the funds already released under existing disaster management mechanisms. During the 2025–26 financial year, the Centre had disbursed Rs 20,735.20 crore to 28 States under SDRF and Rs 3,628.18 crore to 21 States under NDRF, along with additional mitigation funds to strengthen disaster preparedness nationwide.
A Government of India spokesperson, citing leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said, “The Centre remains committed to standing alongside State Governments and Union Territories during natural calamities, providing full support for relief, rehabilitation, and mitigation measures.” (KNC)