Centre’s ₹701 cr. relief package is for calamity in 2020, says Ajit Pawar
The Hindu
It is not for the latest flood disaster in which 200 people have died, says Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday said the relief package of ₹701 crore announced by the Central government has no relation whatsoever with the ongoing flood, but amounts to the 2020 relief package. “Maharashtra faced natural calamity in 2020 as well. The State government had then demanded ₹3,700 from the Centre. The relief package of ₹700 crore announced by Union Agriculutre Minister Narendra Tomar belongs to that demand,” Mr. Pawar told reporters at the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) headquarters on Thursday. He said Agriculutre Minister Dadaji Bhuse has already given an explanation regarding the aid announced and the State has not received any assistance from the Centre regarding the ongoing flood situation in which 200 people died.More Related News