As Kerala comes to terms with worst ever floods in nearly a century, the contribution to chief minister’s distress relief fund (CMDRF) has clocked Rs 713.92 crore in just a fortnight.
With Kerala limping back to normalcy after floods and landslides, the focus is now on taking care of the over 10.40 lakh people staying in relief camps and rehabilitating people whose houses were destroyed in the deluge. People from all over the country and abroad have pitched in to help the state by offering material and also cash donations to the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund (CMDRF).
The contribution to chief minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) has clocked Rs 713.92 Crore in just a fortnight. This figure is way more than Rs 600 crore initial aid offered by the central government so far.
According to a report in The Times of India, as many as 3.91 lakh persons have so far contributed to CMDRF since August 14. The humanitarian aid received by the state’s CMDRF has surpassed all other relief funds.
Donations to CMDRF on Monday alone accounted at Rs 5.6 crore. Of the Rs 713.92 crore, Rs 132.62 crore was received through banks and UPIs linked with CMDRF gateway. The CMDRF’s account with State Bank of India got Rs 518.24 crore as deposits, the report said.
Rs 43 crore came through Paytm as well as online contributions such as wallets/apps. The chief minister’s office has received cash, checks and drafts worth Rs 20 crore to the relief fund, it added.
Tech giant Google and its employees have contributed over Rs 7.01 crore ($1 million) to help flood relief efforts in Kerala and Karnataka.
The Group of Technology Companies (GTech), representing the Kerala IT community, has announced a target contribution of Rs 25 crore over the next 12 months, towards the rehabilitation efforts.
This will be a community-driven initiative involving the IT companies in the state and their employees. The preliminary contributions from GTech member companies have exceeded Rs 5 crore and many associates and clients of IT companies in the state have pledged their support.
