Odisha Drought Assistance

Rejecting apprehension of Odisha government about possible deduction of Rs 214 crore from the drought assistance earlier announced by the Centre, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the state will get the amount as decided at the high level committee.

The Odisha government on Friday submitted the final drought assessment report to the central government, seeking Rs 2,2344.29 crore assistance to mitigate the drought situation in the state.

Rejecting apprehension of Odisha government about possible deduction of Rs 214 crore from the drought assistance earlier announced by the Centre, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the state will get the amount as decided at the high level committee.

The Odisha government on Friday submitted the final drought assessment report to the central government, seeking Rs 2,2344.29 crore assistance to mitigate the drought situation in the state.