The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Response once again pre-allocated 150 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds in Sichuan Province to support further disaster relief

　　Cctv newsAccording to the website of the Ministry of Finance, on September 8, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Emergency Response again pre-allocated 150 million yuan of central natural disaster relief funds in Sichuan Province to support Sichuan Province to further improve the disaster relief work for the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Luding County, Ganzi Prefecture. Together with the 50 million yuan that has been urgently pre-allocated on September 5, the central government has pre-allocated a total of 200 million yuan, which will be used by Sichuan Province as a whole for emergency rescue and relief for the affected people, focusing on emergency treatment such as search and rescue, relocation and resettlement of the affected people, pensions for the victims, danger elimination, investigation and emergency rectification of hidden dangers of secondary disasters, and repair of damaged houses.

　　The Ministry of Finance requires the Sichuan Provincial Department of Finance to pay close attention to the allocation of funds to the disaster-stricken areas, closely follow the disaster situation, keep abreast of the emergency rescue fund arrangements and fund needs in the disaster-stricken areas, take measures to fully protect them, earnestly strengthen the supervision of funds, give full play to the efficiency of funds, and fully protect people’s lives and property.