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Sl.No |
ITEM |
NORMS OF ASSISTANCE |
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1 |
GRATUITOUS RELIEF |
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(a) Ex-Gratia
payment to the families of deceased
persons |
Rs. 1.00 lakh
per deceased
It would be necessary to obtain a
Certificate of cause of death issued
by an appropriate authority
designated by the State Government
certifying that the death has
occurred due to a natural calamity
notified by the Ministry of Finance
in the Scheme of CRF/NCCF.
In the case of a Government employee
/ relief worker who loses his/her
life, while engaged in rescue and
relief operations, in the aftermath
of a notified natural calamity or
during preparedness activities like
mock drills etc., his/her family
would be paid ex- gratia @ Rs.1.00
lakh per deceased.
In the case of an Indian citizen who
loses his life due to a notified
natural calamity in a foreign
country, his family would not be
paid this relief
Similarly, in the case of a Foreign
citizen who loses his life due to a
notified natural calamity within the
territory of India, his family would
also not be paid this relief. |
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(b) Ex-Gratia
payment for loss of a limb or eyes. |
Rs. 35,000/- per person (when
the disability is between 40% and
75% duly certified by a Government
doctor or doctor from a panel
approved by the Government).
Rs. 50,000/- per person (
when the disability is more than 75%
duly certified by a Government
doctor or doctor from a panel
approved by the Government ). |
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(c)
Grievous injury requiring
hospitalization |
Rs. 7,500 per person
(grievous injury requiring
hospitalization for more than a
week).
Rs.2,500/- per person
(grievous injury requiring
hospitalization for less than a
week). |
| (d)
Relief for the old, infirm
and destitute children. |
Rs. 20/- per adult, and Rs.
15/- per child per day. |
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(e)
Clothing and utensils/house-hold goods for families
whose houses have been
washed away/ fully damaged/
severely inundated for more
than a week due to a natural
calamity. |
Rs. 1000/- for loss of
clothing per family and Rs.1000/-
for loss of utensils/household goods
per family. |
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(f)
Gratuitous relief for families in
dire need of immediate sustenance
after a calamity. GR should only be
given to those who have no food
reserve, or whose food reserves have
been wiped out in a calamity, and
who have no other immediate means of
support. |
Rs. 20/- per adult, and Rs.
15/- per child per day. |
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PERIOD FOR PROVIDING GRATUITOUS
RELIEF |
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(i)
Natural Calamities other than
drought and pest attack (locust and
rodent menace only)
Upto
a maximum period of 15 days.
In
the case of above mentioned notified
natural calamities of a severe
nature, relief can be provided upto
30 days with the approval of State
Level Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
ii) Drought/ pest attack (locust
and rodent menace only)
The
maximum period for which the relief
can be provided is upto 60 days and
in case of severe drought/pest
attack upto 90 days.
In
case the drought/pest attack
situation persists beyond 90 days,
the State Level Committee shall,
after a detailed review, decide the
further period for which relief can
be provided from CRF, on a month to
month basis, coterminus with the
actual period of prevailing
situation. |
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2 |
Supplementary
Nutrition. |
Rs. 2.00 per
head per day, as per ICDS norms.
Period for providing relief
(i) Natural Calamities other than
drought and pest attack (locust and
rodent menace only).
Upto a maximum period of 30 days
with the approval of State Level
Committee for assistance from CRF
and as per the assessment of the
Central Team for assistance from
NCCF.
(ii) Drought/ pest attack
(locust and rodent menace only).
The
maximum period for which the relief
can be provided is upto 60 days.
In
case of drought pest attack (locust
and rodent menace only) of a severe
nature, the period for provision of
relief may be extended upto a
maximum period of 90 days with the
approval of State Level Committee
for assistance to be provided under
CRF and as per the assessment of the
Central Team for assistance to be
provided under NCCF. |
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3 |
Assistance to small and marginal
farmers for:- |
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a)
Desilting of agricultural land |
Rs.
6000/- per hectare:- (where
thickness of sand/silt deposit is
more than 3”, to be certified by the
competent authority of the State
Government.) |
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b)
Removal of debris on
agricultural land in hilly areas |
Rs.
6,000/- per hectare |
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c)
Desilting/ Restoration/Repair of fish farms |
Rs.
6,000/- her hectare
(Subject to the condition that no
other assistance/subsidy has been
availed of by/ is eligible to the
beneficiary under any other
Government Scheme) |
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(d) Loss
of substantial portion
of land caused by landslide,
avalanche, change of course of
rivers. |
Rs.15,000/-
per hectare
(Assistance will be given to only
those small and marginal farmers
whose ownership of the land lost is
legitimate as per the revenue
records ). |
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(e)
Agriculture input subsidy where crop
loss was 50% and above.
(i) For agriculture crops,
horticulture crops and annual
plantation crops
Rs.
2000/- per hectare in rainfed
areas
Rs.
4,000/- per hectare for areas
under assured irrigation.
(a) No input subsidy will be payable
for agricultural land remaining
unown or fallow.
(b) Assistance payable to any small
farmer with tiny holding may not be
less than Rs.250.
(ii) Perennial crops
Rs
6,000 per hectare for all types
of perennial crops.
(a) No input subsidy will be payable
for agricultural land remaining
unsown or fallow.
(b) Assistance payable to any small
farmer with tiny holding may not be
less than Rs. 500/- |
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4 |
Input subsidy to
farmers
other than small & marginal
farmers |
Assistance may
be provided where crop loss is 50%
and above, subject to a ceiling of 1
ha .per farmer and upto 2 ha per
farmer in case of successive
calamities irrespective of the size
of his holding being large, at the
following rates :-
Rs.2,000/-
per hectare in rain fed areas
Rs.4,000/-
per hectare for areas under
assured irrigation.
Rs.
6,000 per hectare for all types
of perennial crops.
No
input subsidy will be payable for
agricultural land remaining unsown
or fallow. |
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5 |
Assistance to Small
&
Marginal sericulturefarmers |
Rs.
2000/- per ha. for Eri, Mulberry
and Tussar
Rs.
2500 per ha. for Muga |
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6 |
Employment Generation
(Only to meet additional
requirements after taking into
account funds available under
various Plans/ Schemes with
elements of employment
generation e.g. NREGP, SGRY) |
Daily
wages to be at par with minimum wage
for unskilled labourers notified by
the State Government concerned.
Contribution
from Relief Fund to be restricted
upto 8 Kgs of wheat or 5 Kgs of rice
per person per day – subject to the
availability of stock in the State.
The cost of the foodgrains is to be
worked out on the basis of “economic
cost”.
The
remaining part of the minimum wages
will be paid in cash. The cash
component should not be less than
25% of the minimum wage.
The
above assistance will be for a
period of 10 days in a month (15
days in a month in areas where other
schemes/projects with elements of
employment generation are not in
operation).
State
Govt. is required to lift and
utilize the allocated foodgrains
within 03 months from the date of
issue of the order of allocation. No
request for extension of the said
period shall be entertained.
Work
to be provided to one person from
every willing rural household in the
affected areas, subject to the
assessment of actual demand on a
case-to-case basis.
As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided from CRF and assessed by
the Central Team for assistance to
be provided from NCCF. |
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7 |
Animal Husbandry :
Assistance to small and marginal
farmers/ agricultural labourers
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(i)
Replacement of draught animals, milch animalsor animals used for
haulage |
Milch animal
i) Buffalo/ cow/camel /
yak etc. @ Rs. 10,000/-
ii) Sheep/Goat @ Rs. 1000/-
Draught Animals
i) Camel/horse/ bullock, etc. @
Rs. 10,000/-
ii) Calf, Donkey, and pony @ Rs.
5000/-
The
assistance may be restricted for the
actual loss of economically
productive animals and will be
subject to a ceiling of 1 large
milch animal or 4 small milch
animals or 1 large draught animal or
2 small draught animals per
household irrespective of whether a
household has lost a larger number
of animals. (The loss is to be
certified by the Competent Authority
designated by the State Government).
Poultry:-
Poultry
@ 30/- per bird subject to a ceiling
of assistance of Rs.300/- per
beneficiary household. The death of
the poultry birds should be on
account of the notified natural
calamity.
Note :- Relief under these
norms is not eligible if the
assistance is available from any
other Government Scheme, e.g. loss
of birds due to Avian Influenza or
any other diseases for which the
Department of Animal Husbandry has a
separate scheme for compensating the
poultry owners. |
| (ii) Provision of
fodder / feed
concentrate in the cattle
camps |
Large
animals- Rs. 20/ per day
Small
animals- Rs. 10/- per day
Period for providing assistance
i) Notified Calamities other than
drought
Upto
a maximum period of 15 days.
(ii) Drought
Upto
60 days and in case of severe
drought upto 90 days.
In
case the drought situation persists
beyond 90 days, the State Level
Committee shall, after a detailed
review, decide the further period
for which relief can be provided
from NCCF, on a month to month
basis, coterminus with the actual
period of scarcity /onset of
rains. |
| (iii) Water supply
in cattle camps |
To
be assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided from CRF and by the Central
Team for assistance to be provided
from NCCF
Period for providing assistance
i) Notified Calamities other than
drought
Upto
a maximum period of 15 days.
(ii) Drought
Upto
60 days and in case of severe
drought upto 90 days.
In
case the drought persists beyond 90
days, the State Level Committee
shall, after a detailed review,
decide the further period for which
relief can be provided from CRF on a
month to month basis, co-terminus
with the actual period of scarcity
/onset of rains. |
| (iv) Additional
cost of medicines and vaccine
(calamity related requirements) |
To
be assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided from CRF and by the Central
Team for assistance to be provided
from NCCF. |
| (v) Supply of
fodder outside cattle camps |
Additional
expenditure on transport of fodder
from the approved fodder depot to
neutralize calamity related price
rise to be determined on a
case-to-case basis by the State
Level Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF. |
| (vi) Movement of
useful cattle to other areas |
To
be assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided from CRF and by the Central
Team for assistance to be provided
from NCCF. |
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8 |
Assistance to Fisherman
(a) for repair / replacement of
boats, nets damaged
or lost
--- Boat
--- Dugout-Canoe
--- Catamaran
--- Nets
(This assistance will not be
provided if the beneficiary is
eligible or has availed of any
subsidy/assistance, for the
instant calamity, under any other
Government Scheme.) |
Rs.2,500/-
(for repair of partially damaged
traditional crafts (all types) plus
net)
Rs.
7500/- (for replacement of fully
damaged
traditional crafts ( all types )
plus net)
• Such traditional crafts are to be registered with the State Government.
• Extent of damage (partial or full) to be
determined/certified by a competent
authority
designated by the State Government. |
| (b) Input subsidy
for fish seed farm |
Rs. 4,000/- per
Hectare
(This assistance will not be
provided if the beneficiary is
eligible for or has availed of any
subsidy/assistance, for the instant
calamity, under any other Government
Scheme except the one time subsidy
provided under the Scheme of
Department of Animal Husbandry,
Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of
Agriculture). |
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9 |
Assistance to artisans in
handicrafts/handloom sectors by way
of subsidy for repair/replacement of
damaged equipments. |
a)
For Traditional Crafts (
Handicrafts)
(i) For replacement of damaged
tools/equipment
Rs.
2,000/- per artisan
Damage/
replacement to be duly certified by
Competent Authority designated by
the State Government
(ii) For loss of raw material/goods
in process/finished goods
Rs.
2,000/- per artisan
• Damage/ Loss to be certified by Competent Authority
designated by the State Government.
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b)
For Handloom Weavers
(i) Repair/ replacement of loom
equipments and accessories
For repair of loom
Rs.
1000/- per loom
For replacement of looms
Rs.
2000/- per loom
Damage/
replacement to be certified by the
competent authority designated by
the Government.
(ii) Purchase of yarn and other
materials like dyes & chemicals and
finished stocks.
Rs
2,000/- per loom
Damage/
replacement to be certified by the
competent authority designated by
the Government.
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10 |
Assistance for
repair/restoration of damaged houses |
The
damaged house should be an
authorized construction duly
certified by the competent Authority
of the State Government.
The
extent of damage to the house is to
be certified by a technical
authority authorized by the State
Government.
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(a)
Fully damaged/destroyed houses
(i) Pucca house
Rs.
25,000/- per house
(ii) Kutcha House
Rs.10,000/-
per house |
(b)
Severely damaged houses
(i) Pucca House
Rs.
5,000/- per house
(ii) Kutcha House
Rs.
2500/- per house |
(c) Partially
Damaged Houses –
both pucca/kutcha (other than hut)
(where the damage is minimum of 15%) |
Rs.
1500 /- per house |
(d) Huts
:damaged/destroyed
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Rs.
2000/- per Hut
(Hut
means- Temporary, make shift unit,
inferior to Kutcha house, made of
thatch, mud, plastic sheets etc.
traditionally seen & recognized and
known as Hut by the State/ District
Authorities.) |
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11 |
Provision of
emergency supply of drinking water
in rural areas and urban areas |
As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF. |
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12 |
Provision of
medicines, disinfectants,
insecticides for prevention of
outbreak of
epidemics |
As
above |
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13 |
Medical care for
cattle and poultry against epidemics
as a sequel to a notified natural
calamity. |
As
above |
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14 |
Evacuation of
people affected/likely to be
affected |
As
above |
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15 |
Hiring of boats for
carrying immediate relief & saving
life
|
As
above
* The quantum of assistance will be
limited to the actual expenditure
incurred on hiring boats and
essential equipment required for
rescuing stranded people and thereby
saving human lives during a notified
natural calamity. |
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16 |
Provision for
temporary accommodation, food,
clothing, medical care etc. of
people affected/ evacuated
(operation of relief camps) |
* As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
* Quantum of assistance will be
limited to the actual expenditure
incurred, during the specified
period.
Period
In
case of natural calamities other
than drought for a maximum period
upto 15 days
In
case of natural calamities other
than drought of a severe nature for
a maximum period upto 30 days
Drought
In
case of drought, the maximum period
for which the relief can be provided
is upto 60 days and in case of
severe drought upto 90 days.
In
case the drought situation persists
beyond 90 days, the State Level
Committee shall, after a detailed
review, decide the further period
for which relief can be provided, on
a month to month basis, co-terminus
with the actual period of scarcity
/onset of rains
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17 |
Air dropping of
essential supplies |
As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
The
quantum of assistance will be
limited to actual amount raised in
the bills by the Air Force/other
aircraft providers for airdropping
of essential supplies and rescue
operations only.
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18 |
Repair/restoration of immediate
nature of the damaged infrastructure
in eligible sectors:
(1)
Roads & bridges (2) Drinking Water
Supply Works, (3) Irrigation, (4)
Power (only limited to immediate
restoration of electricity supply in
the
affected areas), (5) Primary
Education, (6) Primary Health
Centres, (7) Community assets owned
by Panchayats.
Sectors
such as Telecommunication and Power
(except immediate restoration of
power supply), which generate their
own revenues, and also undertake
immediate repair/ restoration works
from their own funds/resources, are
excluded.
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Activities of immediate nature
An
illustrative list of activities
which may be considered as works of
an immediate nature are given in the
enclosed
Documents
Time Period
The
following time limits are indicated
for undertaking works of immediate
nature :-
For Plain areas
a) 30 days in case of calamity
of normal magnitude.
b) 45 days in case of calamity of
severe magnitude.
For hilly areas and North Eastern
States
a) 45 days in case of calamity
of normal magnitude.
b) 60 days in case of calamity of
severe magnitude.
Assessment of requirements
On
the basis of assessment made by the
State Level Committee for assistance
to be provided under CRF and on the
basis of the assessment of the
Central Team for assistance to be
provided under NCCF |
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19 |
Replacement of
damaged medical equipment and lost
medicines of Govt. hospitals/health
centres
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As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
The
quantum of relief will be limited to
the actual expenditure incurred. |
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20 |
Operational cost
(Of POL only) for Ambulance Service,
Mobile Medical Teams and temporary
dispensaries.
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As
above
The
list of items, which fall under
operational cost, will generally
include:-
* Cost of putting up temporary
medical camps/ temporary
dispensaries.
* Hiring of ambulance vehicles.
* Hiring of transport vehicles for
mobile medical teams only.
* Actual POL expenditure for
ambulance and transport vehicles for
mobile medical teams. |
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21 |
Cost of clearance
of debris
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As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
The
quantum of relief will be limited to
the actual expenditure incurred.
Cost
of clearance of debris includes
removal of debris of stones, bricks,
steel/iron which is restricted to
inhabited areas only. |
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22 |
Draining off flood
water in affected areas
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As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
The
quantum of relief will be limited to
the actual expenditure incurred. |
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23 |
Cost of search and
rescue measures
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As
assessed by the State Level
Committee for assistance to be
provided under CRF and as per the
assessment of the Central Team for
assistance to be provided under NCCF.
The
quantum of relief will be limited to
the actual expenditure incurred on
search and rescue operations within
a period of two weeks of the
notified natural calamity. |
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24 |
Disposal of dead
bodies/carcasses
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On
actual basis, as reported by the
State Government or as recommended
by the Central Team. |
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25 |
Training to
specialist multi disciplinary
groups/ teams of the State personnel
drawn from different
cadres/services/ personnel involved
in management of disaster in the
State.
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Expenditure
is to be incurred from CRF only (and
not from NCCF), as assessed by the
State Level Committee.
The
total expenditure on items 25 and
26, collectively should not exceed
10% of the annual allocation of the
CRF. |
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26 |
Procurement of
essential search, rescue and
evacuation equipments including
communication equipments. |
As
above. |
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27 |
Landslides,
cloudburst and avalanches. |
The
norms for various items will be the
same as applicable to other notified
natural calamities, as listed above. |
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28 |
Pest attack (locust
and rodent menace only).
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With
regard to the norms of assistance
for crop damaged due to
pest attack, it will be on the lines
of assistance provided to the
affected farmers in the wake of
damage to crops by other notified
natural calamities.
However,
expenditure on aerial spray of
pesticides for pest control will be
met under the ongoing Scheme of the
Department of Agriculture &
Cooperation, Ministry of
Agriculture, as spraying is required
to be done on larger areas and not
on field to field basis, owned by
the individual farmers. |
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29 |
NORMS FOR EXISTING NATURAL CALAMITY
OF FIRE |
| (i) Fire |
Assistance
in the wake of accidental fire may
be provided for loss/ damage to
lives, limbs, crops, property etc.
in inhabited areas as per the items
and norms applicable in the wake of
other notified natural calamities.
The
eligibility of assistance as per
above criteria is to be certified by
the Competent Authority of the
State.
The
incident relating to Forest fire may
be covered to some extent under the
Scheme of the Ministry of
Environment & Forests i.e.
Integrated Forest Protection Scheme.
Relief assistance will be provided
to the people affected due to forest
fire for loss/ damage to lives,
limbs, crops, property etc. as per
the items and norms applicable in
the wake of other notified natural
calamities, to the extent, such
losses are not covered under the
Integrated Forest Protection Scheme.
With
regard to Fire incidents relating to
industrial, commercial
installations, these are required to
be covered under insurance. |
