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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Rs. 1,200-crore drought relief package for Maharashtra

Rs. 1,200-crore drought relief package for Maharashtra

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published Published on Mar 13, 2013   modified Modified on Mar 13, 2013
-PTI

An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on drought headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday approved Rs 1,207 crore relief package to Maharashtra.

“Rs 1,207 crore drought relief package has been approved for Maharashtra,” Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is also a member of the EGoM, said after the meeting of the Ministers.

Out of the total amount, Rs 807 crore will be released under the National Disaster Relief Fund to 3,905 villages in the state where drought has affected rabi crops, sources said.

The rest Rs 400 crore will be released under the National Horticulture Mission to 1,100 villages where drought has hit kharif crops, they said.

The Maharashtra government had demanded a relief package of Rs 1,801 crore under the National Disaster Relief Fund, but the central team after assessing the situation recommended Rs 872 crore.

Last year, Rs 778 crore was approved to the State under this fund to mitigate losses to crop.

Mr. Shinde said the EGoM has approved drought relief packages for Kerala and other states as well.

Of the total 34 districts in Maharashtra, the worst-affected are Solapur, Ahmednagar, Sangli, Pune, Satara, Beed and Nashik. The situation is also serious in Buldhana, Latur, Osmanabad, Nanded, Aurangabad, Jalna, Jalgaon and Dhule districts, an official said.

The Hindu, 13 March, 2013, http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/rs-1200crore-drought-relief-package-for-maharashtra/article4503969.ece


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