Telangana releases Rs.370 crore to fight virus

The State government on Thursday released Rs 370 crore to the Special Secretary of Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department, to meet the expenditure to contain coronavirus under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).

As per the order issued by the Revenue Department, the Union Home Affairs (Disaster Management Division) issued a certain list of items and norms for assistance from SDRF in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak. Later, the State



Health Department requested for release of Rs 370 crore to meet the corona expenditure, following which, the Finance Department issued a BRO for Rs 383.75 crore.

The expenditure shall be debited under seven categories such as Relief on Account of Natural Calamities, General, Other Expenses, State Sector Schemes, Covid-19 Pandemic, Other Charges and Other expenditures.