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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

NDA Govt Approves Drought Relief Fund of Rs. 5,083 crore for Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra Tuesday Dec 29,2015

The NDA Govt Tuesday Dec 29,2015 approved a relief package of Rs. 5,083 crore for Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, which declared drought in 48 districts due to deficit monsoon rainfall this year.

Maharashtra will get an assistance of Rs. 3,050 crore, while Madhya Pradesh will get Rs. 2,033 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF).

A decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of the high-level committee headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh today. The panel takes calls on central relief to states hit by drought, landslides and floods.

"The committee approved the assistance from the NDRF in respect of Madhya Pradesh to the tune of Rs. 2,033 crore and Rs. 3,050 crore for Maharashtra," an official statement said.

"The panel examined the proposals based on the report of the central team, which had visited the two affected states by severe drought," the statement added.

Total 10 states including Uttar Pradesh and Odisha have declared drought in more than 280 districts in the country this year. The Centre has already approved a relief package of Rs. 1,540 crore for Karnataka and Rs. 1,275 crore for Chhattisgarh.

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