Over 6.81 lakh hectares of crop were damaged
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Monday announced that the guidelines pertaining to the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) would be relaxed to compensate the farmers whose crops were affected by unusually heavy rain in January. Over 6.81 lakh hectares of crop were damaged due to the downpour. Last month, the Chief Minister announced relaxations in NDRF norms to compensate the farmers whose crops were damaged by cyclones
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and Burevi last year. One of the guidelines had restricted relief to a maximum of two hectares in case of a natural disaster.
Over 11.43 lakh farmers would receive over ₹1,116.97 crore in input subsidy. “The relief would be credited into the bank accounts of the farmers. A Central team would visit the rain-hit districts on February 3, 4 and 5,” he said in a statement.