Centre, Karnataka should resolve issue related to drought aid: Supreme Court
The Hindu
Supreme Court urges Centre and Karnataka to resolve NDRF financial assistance issue for drought management promptly.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 10, 2024) said the Centre and the Karnataka Government should resolve the issue of release of financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the State for drought management
Attorney General R. Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, told a Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan that he needed some time to file an affidavit in the matter.
"You should resolve it," the Bench said.
The Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by the Karnataka Government seeking a direction to the centre to release financial assistance from the NDRF to the State for Drought Management.
During the hearing, the Bench asked, "How much amount is released so far?" The counsel appearing for Karnataka said the State requested for ₹18,171 crore and has been granted ₹3,819 crore.
The Bench posted the matter for further hearing in January 2023.
On April 29, the centre told the apex court that around ₹3,400 crore has been released to the Karnataka Government for Drought Management in the state.
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