According to the recommendation of the Thirteen Finance Commission, money from the State Disaster Response Fund is spent for providing relief to the Calamity hit people. Both the Central and State Governments contribute to this fund in a ratio of 75:25. In any emergency situation, the fund is subsequently sub-allotted among the districts and Director of Disaster Management for undertaking search & rescue and relief work. Other Departments concerned with this kind of work and reconstruction are allotted funds in accordance with the recommendations of the State Executive Committee.

Brief account of relief operations undertaken separately for each Calamity- Cyclone / Hailstorm / Flood/ Landslide/ Drought in the year 2012 – 13.

Sr.	Item	Quantity	Amount (Rs. in lakh)
1	Special G.R.Rice (N/C)	2080 MT	370.83
2	Special G.R.Rice (Earthquake) for Darjeeling	6755.7665 MT	1383.00
3	Cash G.R.		7.00
4	Relief Contingency		366.19
5	H.B.Grant (N/C)		451.08
6	Tarpaulin	494000 Pcs.	2824.88
7	Dhuti	53000 Pcs.	76.85
8	Sari	71000 Pcs.	170.90
9	Lungi	68000 Pcs.	80.40
10	Children Garments	90000 Pcs	255.60
11	Salwar Kamiz	28000 pcs	60.40
12	Woolen Blankets	40000 Pcs	66.40
13	Wrapper	15000 pcs	26.55
14	Pajama & Panjabi	21000 pcs	48.68
	Total		6188.76

Expenditure on Relief Operations

Amount sanctioned to different departments from State Disaster Response Fund due to natural calamities during 2012-13 is given below:

Sr.	Department	Budget Provision (lakh)	Amount released (lakh)
1	Agriculture (Input)	3260.000	132.000
2	Education	13.080	854.910
3	Health & F.W.	3.720	28.000
4	Civil Defence	272.500	1611.523
5	Irrigation & Waterways	1600.000	5513.680
6	Panchayat & R.D.	700.000	50.000
7	PHE	260.450	370.570
8	PWD & P.W. (Roads)	1900.000	2864.470
9	Disaster Management	24770.210	11115.580
	Total	33607.000	22540.733