New Delhi: Recently, the central government on Monday approved the release of Rs 5,908.56 crore for seven states including Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Assam to help in the damage caused by various disasters last year. At the same time, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement that this decision was taken in a meeting of a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Along with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, senior officials of Home, Finance, Agriculture and Niti Aayog were also present in the meeting.
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According to information received from the sources, a letter has been issued that the committee has approved additional central assistance from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for seven states. Out of 5,908.56 crores, 616.63 crores has been given to Assam, 284.93 crores to Himachal Pradesh, 1869.85 crores to Karnataka, 1749.73 crores to Madhya Pradesh, 956.93 crores to Maharashtra, 63.32 crores to Tripura and 367.17 crores to Uttar Pradesh. This help has been given for the damage caused by floods or landslides or cloudburst in 2019.
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At the same time, it has been learned that earlier, the government had released Rs 3200 crore for four states for interim financial help. Of this, Karnataka was given 1200 crores, Madhya Pradesh 1000 crores, Maharashtra 600 crores, and Bihar 400 crores rupees. During 2019-20, the government has started providing assistance of Rs 8,068.33 crore to 27 states.