Overview

• Gulab Chand Kataria said any revision of State Disaster Response Fund norms must be a collective decision for all states.
• He asserted that about Rs 12,000 crore is available in Punjab’s SDRF for flood relief and could have been used by the state.
• AAP leaders rejected the position, accusing the Centre of hiding behind rules and pressing for prompt updates to reflect today’s costs.
• Punjab’s demands include raising death compensation to Rs 8 lakh, disability to Rs 1.5 lakh, and house‑damage aid to Rs 50,000.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier announced Rs 1,600 crore in assistance, while a dispute continues over the exact SDRF balance cited by CAG and BJP figures.