Fund
sanctioned to State Disaster Response Fund, Govt. of Odisha
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.
RTI Application dt. 16.4.2020 was submitted
to the CPIO, Ministry of Home , Got. of India
seeking information about details of
fund sanctioned from National
Disaster Response Fund to Govt. of Odisha to deal with
National Disaster COVID 19. On 14th May, 20, the CPIO supplied the
information which is as follows.
“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.”
Similarly , RTI Application dt. 6.5.20. was
submitted to the PIO, Office of Special
Relief Commissioner, Bhubaneswar seeking the
following information.
i. Total fund available with State Disaster Response Fund by 20th
March, 20.
ii. Total fund
released from National Disaster Response
Fund with date
of release within period of 20th
march to May 20.
iii. Details of financial support provided by Central
Govt. to deal with COVID 19 situation.
iv. Details of fund released
to different department and date
of release and its purpose.
v. Details of fund
released to each district to deal COVID -19 situation.
vi. Details of fund released to any organization for
any purpose.
After two months, on 8.7.20., the PIO supplied the information
which is as follows.
i.
An
amount of Rs. 208.20 crore was
available in State Disaster Response
Fund till 20th March
2020.
ii.
The
following amount was released
from National Disaster Response Fund within period of 20th
March to May 20.
27.3.20
|
179.64 crore
|
23.5.20
|
500.00 crore
|
Total
|
679.64 crore
|
iii.
A sum of
Rs.
29659.770 lakhs has been released
to various dept. to deal with
COVID 19 situation.
Name of Dept.
|
Amount
released ( in Lakhs )
|
Housing & Urban Development
|
1770.200
|
Home
|
4.200
|
DGP Police
|
200.000
|
DG Fire
service
|
185.370
|
H & FW
Dept
|
22500.000
|
Panchayat Raj &DW
|
5000.000
|
iv.
A sum of 4494.844 lakhs has been released to all
30 districts to deal COVID situation.
Srikant Pakal
M- 9338455092
Date – 30.7.20
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