Context
The Union government has included heatwaves and lightning as notified natural calamities under the SDRF–NDRF Operational Guidelines for 2026–31, following the Sixteenth Finance Commission’s recommendation. This enables states to access response and mitigation funds for these hazards.
Explanation
- The notification is under fund operational guidelines, not a separate list in the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
- The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) is the primary fund available to states for immediate relief.
- The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) supplements state resources during severe disasters.
- Response funds finance immediate relief; mitigation funds support risk-reduction projects.
- Heatwave-mitigation projects are now eligible under Disaster Mitigation Funds.
- The Finance Commission, constituted under Article 280, recommends disaster-management grants and fund allocations.
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