Andhra Pradesh eagerly awaits release of Central aid for damages to crops, infra DECCAN CHRONICLE.
Updated Feb 3, 2021, 11:39 pm IST
When AP suffered crop damage due to natural calamities during kharif in 2018-19, it got drought relief worth of Rs 900 cr in December 2019
The state government asked for interim relief worth nearly Rs 1,000 from the Centre and central teams assured to extend nearly 80 per cent of the relief asked by AP. PTI representational photo
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh is eagerly awaiting Central assistance worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore as compensation for damage to crops and infrastructure following the continuous rains and floods from August to October, 2020 and again due to Cyclone Nivar storm in November last. Two Central teams visited the affected areas to inspect the damage.
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
Nivar
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.
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Assam, Arunachal to Get Additional Central Assistance of Rs 513 Cr for Floods, Landslides of 2020
A total of Rs 1,751.05 crore has been approved for five states who suffered in 2020 due to floods, lanslides and hail-storms under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF)
| 29 Jan 2021 2:40 PM GMT
New Delhi: The Centre has approved Rs 437.15 crore for Assam and Rs. 75.86 crore for Arunachal Pradesh as part of Central assistance being extended to five states affected by floods and landslides in 2020.
A total of Rs 1,751.05 crore have been cleared as additional Central assistance to five - Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. The money has been sanctioned from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).
Additional Central assistance of Rs 1,751.05 cr to 5 states approved ANI | Updated: Jan 29, 2021 23:27 IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): The High Level Committee under the Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved additional Central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five States, which were affected by floods/ landslides during South-West monsoon 2020 and hailstorm during Rabi 2019-20.
While approving the additional Central Assistance, Shah said the Union Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved to help people of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh who braved these natural disasters, according to a release by the Union Home Ministry.