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Karnataka drought relief exposes Centre-State friction
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Karnataka's opposition skipped a Centre meet on drought relief: the NDRF rule GS3 tests
A Central team will assess Karnataka's drought-hit districts as opposition parties skip an all-party Centre delegation on relief.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
2 मिनट
Amid Karnataka's request for Central drought relief, the State's opposition parties declined to join an all-party delegation to the Centre on the issue, deepening a political rift over the relief process.
Separately, a Central team is set to visit drought-affected districts in Karnataka from early October to assess crop losses, a standard step before the Centre releases funds.
Disaster relief in India follows a Centre-State cooperative framework under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
मुख्य तथ्य
Remember these
- Karnataka sought Central drought relief; opposition parties skipped the all-party delegation to the Centre on the issue
- A Central team will visit Karnataka's drought-hit districts from early October to assess crop losses
- Crop-loss assessment by a Central team is a standard step before the Centre releases relief funds
- Disaster relief in India follows a Centre-State cooperative framework under the Disaster Management Act, 2005
- The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) supplements a State's own SDRF when a calamity exceeds its capacity
प्रीलिम्स · मेन्स
How the exam will ask it
प्रीलिम्स
- The National Disaster Response Fund supplements the State Disaster Response Fund for calamities of a severe nature under the Disaster Management Act, 2005
- A Central team's assessment of crop losses in affected districts precedes release of Central drought relief funds
- Disaster management in India operates on a Centre-State cooperative framework, not a purely State or purely Central subject
मेन्स
GS Paper 3 - Disaster Management. Issue: Karnataka's drought relief request has turned into a Centre-State political rift, with opposition parties skipping the all-party delegation even as a Central team prepares to assess crop losses under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 framework (NDRF supplementing SDRF). Way forward: insulating calamity assessment and fund release from partisan politics through time-bound, transparent Central-State coordination mechanisms.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
When a State's own disaster-response resources are inadequate for a calamity such as drought, as with Karnataka's recent relief request, supplementary Central assistance is drawn from which fund under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 framework?
- State Disaster Response Fund
- Compensatory Afforestation Fund
- Prime Minister's National Relief Fund
- National Disaster Response Fund
उत्तर देखें
उत्तर: D — Correct: National Disaster Response Fund - supplements a State's SDRF for severe calamities under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. • State Disaster Response Fund - wrong: the State's own primary fund. • Compensatory Afforestation Fund - wrong: unrelated to disaster relief. • Prime Minister's National Relief Fund - wrong: a separate discretionary trust.
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