The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Management pre-allocated 1 billion yuan of central natural disaster relief funds to focus on supporting the relief of people affected by floods an

  Cctv newsAccording to the Ministry of Finance, in order to resolutely implement the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary and the spirit of the The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) Conference, and in accordance with the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, on August 19th, the Ministry of Finance and the Emergency Management Department again pre-allocated 1 billion yuan of central natural disaster relief funds, focusing on supporting Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin and other severely affected areas to do relief work for the affected people, ensuring that the affected people are properly resettled, restoring normal production and living order in the disaster areas as soon as possible, and being able to go home or move into new homes before winter.

  Since the flood season, the central government has issued a total of 9.684 billion yuan of flood control and disaster relief funds, which strongly supports the emergency rescue in disaster areas, the assistance of the affected people, the recovery of agricultural production, the repair of water conservancy facilities damaged by floods, and the rushing of roads damaged by floods. The Ministry of Finance requires provincial financial departments to allocate central financial subsidies in a timely manner, effectively strengthen fund supervision, give full play to the efficiency of funds, give priority to ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property, and support flood control and disaster relief.