National Disaster Response Reserves

With the passage of the Disaster Management Act in 2005, the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) was renamed as the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

A revolving fund of Rs.250 crore was recommended by the 13th Finance Commission to meet the immediate need for relief equipment and material after a disaster by the creation of a National Disaster Response reserve (NDRR).

• To mitigate the sufferings of the victims of disasters that are beyond the ability of the States to cope with, the National Disaster Response Reserve (NDRR) was created.
• NDRR was created in 2014 in compliance with the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission.
• The State / UT should be responsible for distributing relief materials to replenish the inventory in NDRR so that tents, food, medicines, blankets, temporary shelters, and lighting equipment become available for use.
• In plain areas, NDRR is focused on stocks of essential relief equipment to meet the needs of at least 2,50,000 people, while in the hilly areas, stores are intended to meet the needs of at least 1,50,000 people.