Centre denied Gujarat Rs 3,370 crore relief for 2018 drought: State govt

The Gujarat government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Centre had decided not to grant financial assistance of Rs 3,370 crore to the state as relief for the 2018 drought.

The Gujarat government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Centre had decided not to grant financial assistance of Rs 3,370 crore to the state as relief for the 2018 drought. The state has also sought Rs 7,239.47 crore as relief for the damages suffered due to a flood in 2020, but has not received any reply on the same, state Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel said in a written reply in the Assembly. In a letter dated January 8, 2019, Gujarat had sought an assistance of Rs 3,370.31 crore from the Centre to carry out relief works in the drought-affected regions of the state, the minister stated in the reply to a query raised by MLA Bhagabahi Barad.