Tamil Nadu gets Rs 2,014 cr central assistance

New Delhi April 1 (IANS) The central government has released an amount of Rs 2 014.45 crore as financial assistance to Tamil Nadu affected by drought and cyclonic storm an official said on Saturday.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh had chaired a High Level Committee (HLC) meeting on March 23 to discuss the issue of assistance.

The aid released on Friday includes Rs 1 748.28 crore for drought (Kharif) Rs 264.11 crore for cyclonic storm Vardha and Rs 2.06 crore under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme according to a release.

The Tamil Nadu government had submitted a memorandum seeking central assistance in the wake of drought and cyclonic storm Vardha in the state.

The central government had sent Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to Tamil Nadu to assess the situation.

On the recommendations of IMCT and the Sub-Committee of the National Executive Committee the HLC had approved the financial assistance.

--IANS
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