Amit Shah-led committee approves ₹555.70 crore for Sikkim GLOF recovery and ₹1,604 crore for fire services in five States
A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹555.70 crore for Sikkim's recovery from the October 2023 glacial lake outburst flood and ₹1,604.39 crore for fire services in five States on 28 March 2025.
Summary
A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, with the Finance Minister, the Agriculture Minister and the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman as members, approved assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund on 28 March 2025. It cleared ₹555.70 crore from the Recovery and Reconstruction window for Sikkim, hit by a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in October 2023. It also cleared ₹1,604.39 crore under the 'Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States' scheme for Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Kerala, from the Preparedness and Capacity Building window. During 2024-25 the Centre had released ₹19,074.80 crore to 28 States under the SDRF and ₹3,229.35 crore to 16 States under the SDMF.
Key facts
- Date
- 28 March 2025
- Chair
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Members
- Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman
- Sikkim
- ₹555.70 crore for October 2023 GLOF recovery
- Fire services
- ₹1,604.39 crore for Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Kerala
- SDRF 2024-25
- ₹19,074.80 crore to 28 States
- SDMF 2024-25
- ₹3,229.35 crore to 16 States
Practice MCQs 2 questions
On 28 March 2025, the Amit Shah-led High-Level Committee approved ₹555.70 crore for which State's recovery from the October 2023 GLOF?
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Correct answer: D — Sikkim
₹555.70 crore was approved for Sikkim's recovery and reconstruction after the October 2023 Glacial Lake Outburst Flood.
Consider the following statements about the High-Level Committee that approved NDRF assistance on 28 March 2025: 1. It is chaired by the Union Home Minister and includes the Finance Minister, the Agriculture Minister and the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman. 2. The fire services projects it approved were funded from the Recovery and Reconstruction window of the NDRF. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
The committee is chaired by the Home Minister with the FM, Agriculture Minister and NITI VC as members. Fire services projects came from the Preparedness and Capacity Building window; Sikkim's aid came from the Recovery and Reconstruction window.