UPA to release Rs 864.71 crore for drought relief to Gujarat
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- Thursday, 14 March 2013 16:55
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Gujarat Global News Network, New Delhi
The UPA government on Wednesday decided to release Rs 864.71 crore to Gujarat for drought relief.
The decision on the relief package was taken at the meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought, headed by Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar.
The funds are part of a relief package of more than Rs 2,892 crore for seven states, for Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Gujarat, Kerala and Uttarkhand, to help them tackle the impact of droughts, floods and landslides faced last year.
Pawar said that the relief package, to be released under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF), will be implemented from March 1, 2013. “There were a number of proposals from various states demanding central assistance to address the drought situation, floods and landslides of 2012. We have approved the relief package, which is the highest in recent years,” Pawar said.
Pawar said Rs 1,207.84 crore had been approved for Maharashtra, Rs 864.71 crore for Gujarat and Rs 66.61 crore for Kerala to tackle drought. The EGoM also approved Rs 54.49 crore relief package for Kerala which had suffered from floods last year.
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