Home Ministry clears ₹1,751cr. assistance to 5 States for floods
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A excessive degree committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday authorised an extra Central assistance of ₹1,751.05 crore to 5 States — Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh — for the injury brought on by floods and landslips final yr.
The committee has authorised the assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), an MHA assertion mentioned.
It mentioned ₹437.15 crore had been authorised for Assam, ₹75.86 crore to Arunachal Pradesh, ₹320.94 crore to Odisha, ₹245.96 crore to Telangana and ₹386.06 crore to Uttar Pradesh.
For hailstorms throughout rabi 2019-20, ₹285.08 crore had additionally been authorised for Uttar Pradesh.
In all of the 5 States, the Union authorities had deputed Inter-Ministerial Central Teams instantly after the calamities, with out ready for the receipt of memorandum from the affected States, it mentioned.
In addition, throughout 2020-21, until date, the Central authorities had launched ₹19,036.43 crore to 28 States from the State Disaster Response Fund and ₹4,409.71 crore to 11 States from the NDRF, it mentioned.
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