India
The central government has announced a huge financial support to the state governments.
The Central Government has released the first installment of Rs 8,873 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). 50% of the fund that comes in SDRF is for the state governments only.
Corona crisis in the country can be gauged from the fact that on Saturday, new cases of Corona have crossed 4 lakhs. At the same time, the number of patients who died of corona in the country for the past several weeks is going beyond 3 thousand.
The first installment of SDRF can usually be released to the states in the month of June, but on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs, this installment has been released a month in advance. The Ministry of Home Affairs said that half of the Rs 8,873 crore, that is, Rs 4,436 crore can be used to prevent and prevent corona.
