1.                  The CMRF branch is functioning since 1954. This Branch organizes financial assistance to the victims of natural calamities such as Flood, Drought, Cyclone and Fire accident. Besides, financial assistance is also being provided to the indigent applicants suffering from major ailments like Cardiac surgery, Kidney transplant and Cancer etc.

2.                  A Trust Board consisting of Chief Secretary as Chairman, Development Commissioner, Secretary to Government, Finance Deptt., Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretary to Government, Revenue Department and Special Relief Commissioner as Members has been constituted since last Super Cyclone, 1999 for smooth management of the fund. CMRF has been registered as a Charitable Trust under 12AA of the IT Act, 1961.

3.                  i.  Assistance  of  Rs.  3.5  Crores  has  been  provided  to  the  L.G  Relief  Fund,  Andaman  &Nicober  Islands  for  relief  and  rehabilitation  of  Tsunami  victims.

                         ii. For relief and restoration measures in the areas of Jammu & Kashmir severely affected by earthquake, assistance of Rs. 1.00 crore has been provided from CMRF during the year 2005-06.

4.   I)  Individual Assistance

     Applications seeking assistance from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for treatment of major ailments such as cardiac surgery, renal transplant, cancer and the like are pouring in from all corners of the State in increasing numbers. An assistance of Rs. 1,66,47,618/- has been provided from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund in favour of 1750 indigent applicants during  2005-06 till the end of January 2006.

    II)  Sun stroke / Heat wave

A sum of Rs.23,30,000/- has been provided out of Chief Minister's Relief Fund during the year 2005-2006 to the next of the kins of 233 victims who died due to Heat wave @ Rs.10,000/- each.

III)   Ex-gratia assistance

a)    Major accidents

Assistance of Rs. 2,30,000/- has been provided to the NOKs of the victims of road accident at Asureswar, boat capsize at Sankhisaripal and road accident at Koraput.

  b)        Hazat deaths / custodial death

Assistance of Rs. 3,50,000/- has been provided to NOKs of persons who died while in custody at Kuchinda, Sahid Nagar, Chandan Pur and Biramitrapur Police Stations.

                        c)         Naxalite / extremist violence

A sum of Rs.5,00,000/- has been provided to the NOK of deceased Ranjit Khandapani of Malkangiri who died to Naxalite attack, Rs. 8,00,000/- to the NOKs of victims of Naxalite attack at Jujumura, Rs.9,00,000/- to persons whose shops have been  burnt / looted at Kendrapara during Curfew, and Rs.2,00,000/- to NOK of the deceased Dr. Arun Kumar who was killed by the miscreants at S.C.B. Medical  College Hospital, Cuttack.

IV)             Assistance to Indian Red Cross Society for relief and award to Physically Handicapped.

A sum of Rs.1,30,000/- has been provided to the Indian Red Cross Society during 2005-06 out of C.M.R.F for procurement of relief materials and Red Cross Awards to the disabled persons.

5.         Super Cyclone repair / reconstruction works

Generous donation to the tune of Rs.57.10 crores was received from different State Governments and agencies under their control, Public & Private Institutions, Business & Industrial houses and Individuals for relief, repair and reconstruction works in the Super Cyclone affected areas of the State.

           OSDMA was entrusted to the task of repair / reconstruction works with C.M.R.F. assistance of Rs.61,88,60,818/-.

6.         Tax Relief to the Donor

             Donations made to "Orissa Chief Minister's Relief Fund" shall qualify  for  100%  exemption from income-tax under section 80G(2)(iii hf) of the Income-Tax Act 1961. The exemption is valid up to the assessment year 2006-2007, 2007-08 and 2008-09 vide letter No. ITO (Tech.) / 80G / R-46 / 2005-06 / 3361 dt.31.10.2005 of the commissioner of Income Tax, Bhubaneswar.