Seeking to corner the Opposition, who had made drought relief a major issue, Mr Fadnavis said, "There cannot be a more befitting reply to those who have been only doing politics on drought."
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the Centre's financial assistance of Rs 3,100 crore towards drought relief in Maharashtra, was the "biggest-ever" to the state for any natural disaster.
The Centre's move came a month after the state government submitted a memorandum to it, seeking a relief package of Rs 4,000 crore. The amount, allocated out of the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF), was approved by a committee headed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Centre on December 21 sanctioned Rs 2,443 crore to four States - Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur - as assistance to deal with natural disasters faced by them.
Seeking to corner the Opposition parties, who had made drought relief a major issue in the just concluded Winter Session of Legislature, Mr Fadnavis in a series of tweets said, "There cannot be a more befitting reply to those who have been only doing politics on drought instead of uniting for farmers in times of distress."