<span style="color: #222222;">The Government has approved over 1,682 crore  rupees of additional Central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund to five States and one Union Territory. The  High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of Home Minister Amit Shah cleared over 351 crore  rupees to Andhra Pradesh, over 112 crore to Himachal Pradesh and over 492 crore to Karnataka.  <br />''<br />''More than  355 crore rupees have been granted to Maharashtra, around 353 crore to Tamil Nadu and around  18 crore rupees to  Puducherry.<br />''<br />''This additional assistance is over and above the funds released by the Centre to the States in the State Disaster Response Fund, already placed at the disposal of the States.<br />''<br />''During the financial year 2021-22, the Central Government has released over 17,747 crore rupees  to 28 States and  around 4,646 crore rupees to eight States from NDRF.</span><br />