National Calamity - Contingency Continues
NATIONAL Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) was constituted as per Ministry of Home's Notification No 1995 dated 28 September 2010. According to para 4.1 of its guidelines, National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) was to be merged with National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
On scrutiny of Union Government Finance Accounts for 2014-15, CAG noticed that the head 8235.119-National Calamity Contingency Fund is still being depicted with closing balance of Rs. 1,484.78 crore in Statement No-13.
Further, an amount of Rs. 3,732.55 crore has been shown as receipt under head 0038.03.108- National Calamity Contingent Duty and against this amount, Rs. 3,460.88 crore was transferred to the head 8235.125-National Disaster Response Fund in Statement No-13 resulting in short transfer of duty of Rs. 271.67 crore into the said fund during the year 2014-15.
The CGA (Controller General of Accounts) replied in September 2015 that a reference had been made to the Ministry seeking reasons for short transfer. Further, it added that the merger of NCCF and NDRF was under process.
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