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Drought in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh: Centre urged to help once the central team reports
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Who pays when monsoon fails two States? The NDRF and Disaster Management Act, 2005 link GS-III tests
The southwest monsoon has left drought conditions in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and an inter-ministerial central team is assessing the damage.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The southwest monsoon has left drought conditions in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, and an inter-ministerial central team is assessing the damage.
An editorial argues that the Centre must help the States once the team submits its findings.
Central support for severe calamities is drawn from the National Disaster Response Fund set up under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
Remember these
- The southwest monsoon has left drought conditions in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- An inter-ministerial central team is assessing the damage; the Centre is urged to help once it reports.
- The National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) is provided for under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
- The Disaster Management Act, 2005 also created the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
- The NDRF supplements State Disaster Response Funds in severe calamities.
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- The National Disaster Response Fund is provided for under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.
- The NDRF supplements the State Disaster Response Funds when a calamity is of severe nature.
- The Disaster Management Act, 2005 provides for the National Disaster Management Authority at the national level.
- Central assistance for a calamity is generally considered after an inter-ministerial central team assesses the damage.
మెయిన్స్
GS-III (Disaster management; agriculture) with a federalism strand. Monsoon failure causes drought in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh; the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and the NDRF enable central support, but only after the inter-ministerial team reports. The implication is delayed relief for farmers, so the way forward is faster assessment, timely release of funds and stronger drought preparedness and crop-insurance cover.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The National Disaster Response Fund, from which the Centre supports States in severe calamities such as drought, is provided for under which Act?
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
- Disaster Management Act, 2005
- Essential Commodities Act, 1955
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: C — Disaster Management Act, 2005 is the answer: it provides for the National Disaster Response Fund that supplements State Disaster Response Funds in severe calamities.
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