Answer-With reference to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and disaster management in India, consider...

Statement 1 Correct SDRF funds are released by the Centre to states for relief purposes, not for compensation of private or commercial losses. Statement 2 Correct As per the National Policy on Disaster Management NPDM, state governments bear the primary responsibility for disaster management and ground-level relief. The Centre supports through financial and technical aid via SDRFNDRF. Statement 3 Incorrect Financial aid from SDRFNDRF is limited to notified natural calamities such as floods, landslides, earthquakes, cyclones, etc. Man-made disasters are not automatically covered unless specifically notified.

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With reference to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDR

F and disaster management in India, consider the following statements: 1.The SDRF is primarily meant for relief measures in cases of notified natural disasters, not as compensation for losses claimed. 2.The state governments hold the primary responsibility for disaster management and relief at the ground level under the National Policy on Disaster Management (NPD
M . 3.Financial aid from SDRF/NDRF can be used for all types of disasters, including man-made ones, without restriction. Which of the above statements is/are correct?