Centre approves â¹7,000 cr disaster relief aid for 6 states
The Centre on Tuesday approved additional Central assistance of â¹7,214.03 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to six states and one union territory. The fund was sanctioned to Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Puducherry. Maharashtra received an assistance of â¹4,714.28 crore for being affected by drought during 2018-19.  