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Under the SDRF allocation, Maharashtra reportedly received ?8,195 crore, Gujarat ?3,894 crore and Tamil Nadu ?3,751 crore. As per the changes in the Maharashtra SDRF, the government will give ?2,500 to affected families for loss of clothing and utensils each. The exercise, which comes after requests from District Collectors, has changed its relief reimbursements to families who have suffered due to a natural disaster and adds more categories to the existing Maharashtra SDRF. AFP PHOTO/ INDRANIL MUKHERJEE | Photo Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEEmore-inMumbai: Amid the raging debate over the disparity in the Central government’s allocation for the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF), the State government has carried out a reassessment of its own risk profile. Recently, Karnataka and other southern State governments had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting for a reassessment of SDRF disbursements under the 14th Finance Commission..