Kerala floods: Donations to Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund
CHIEF MINISTER's DISTRESS RELIEF FUND (CMDRF) The Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) in Kerala is currently fully administered over an electronic platform. 1. The fund is operated by the Government Principal Secretary (Finance) who is a senior I.A.S officer. Presently Sri. Manoj Joshi IAS is the Finance Secretary. Contributions to CMDRF is remitted to bank accounts maintained in State Bank of India, City main Branch, Trivandrum as well as pool accounts of various nationalised and scheduled banks and the funds are released only through bank transfer. The pool accounts have been created recently for the functioning of the online portal. The funds can be withdrawn only under the hand and seal of the Finance Secretary. 2. Though the fund is operated by the Finance Secretary, the CMDRF is administered by the Revenue (DRF) department in Government. This would mean that the Fin
