The primary responsibility of rescue, relief and rehabilitation in the wake of natural disaster rests with the States. The State Government of Jammu and Kashmir with the support from the Central Government is taking rehabilitation measures for flood affected people. The State Government of J&K has started the rehabilitation measures in the wake of the recent floods. There was a balance of Rs. 1105.60 crore in the State disaster Response Fund of Jammu & Kashmir for meeting the rescue and relief works. In order to support the affected people of Jammu & Kashmir, the Government of India has released an amount of Rs. 94.33 crore, in advance, from SDRF on 5-11-2014. Besides, the Government of India has released Rs. 1000 crore under Special Plan Assistance (SPA) on 22.10.2014 to the State for flood relief and rehabilitation. The State Government has so far not received any funds from International Bodies. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 and Foreign Contribution Regulation Rule, 2011 have come into force on 1st May 2011 to regulate the contribution to voluntary organization by foreign agencies. Further, it is to be noted that normal criminal and civil law of the land continues to operate regarding the utilization of foreign contribution. This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to Adv. Chintaman Navasha Wanga and Shri Badruddin Ajmal in the Lok Sabha today.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 11:17:38 +0000
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