The Union government has approved additional financial assistance of Rs 1,912.99 crore to five states, including Jammu and Kashmir, which suffered severe damage due to flash floods, cloudbursts, landslides and Cyclone Montha in 2025, an official statement read on Friday.
The decision to release these extra funds to Jammu and Kashmir was taken following a detailed review meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The five states that will receive the additional support are Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
The breakdown of the fresh allocation is as follows: Andhra Pradesh – Rs 341.48 crore, Chhattisgarh – Rs 15.70 crore, Gujarat – Rs 778.67 crore, Himachal Pradesh – Rs 288.39 crore, Nagaland – Rs 158.41 crore, and Jammu and Kashmir – Rs 330.34 crore.
These supplementary grants come on top of the funds already released to the states under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
During the financial year 2025-26, the Centre has so far disbursed Rs 20,735 crore to 28 states under the SDRF and Rs 3,628.18 crore to 21 states under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
Additionally, an amount of Rs 5,373.20 crore has been provided to 23 states from the State Disaster Mitigation Fund (SDMF), while Rs 1,189.56 crore has been given to 21 states from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF).
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