Rs.802 crore
released to Odisha as COVID Assistance by Home Ministry
Dear friends
In view of COVID Lockdown and subsequent
suppression of information by Govt. of Odisha and absence of voluntary disclosure of
information about details of financial
allocation, distribution and utilization
for various activity to deal with COVID
19 situation, agreement signed with
Private Hospitals and financial arrangements
made to them for establishment of
COVID hospital , series of RTI Applications has been submitted to Various Ministries of Govt. of India and
different State Govt. Departments seeking
various information on COVID 19 issues.
On 16.4.20, RTI Application was filed to the CPIO, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt.
of India seeking information about details of
fund released to Govt. of Odisha under different heads with date of
release from National Disaster Response Fund and other schemes , if any to deal
with National Disaster COVID 19. On
14.5.20., the CPIO of Home Ministry has provided the
following information.
“With a view to make
adequate fund available to the State Government for effective response
against COVID 19, as a special dispension,
the first installment of Rs. 802
Crore as central share of State Disaster
Risk Mitigation Fund for financial year 2020-21 was released in
advance to Govt. of Odisha on 3.4.2020.”
Information about utilization of fund
and released to different Department
by Reenue and Disater Management, Govt. of Odisha will be shared in public domain very soon.
Srikant Pakal
RTI Activist
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