The GOI has approved Rs. 2,100 crore funds under the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for Karnataka and Gujarat, which recently faced drought and floods respectively. The Committee examined the proposals based on the report of the central team that visited the affected states hit by severe natural disasters.

A high-level meeting for Central assistance to states affected by natural disasters was held in in the national capital under the chairmanship of Home Minister Rajnath Singh and attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya, Agriculture Minister Sanjeev Balyan and other senior officials.

It approved the assistance from the NDRF in respect of Karnataka to the tune of Rs. 1,540 crore and for Gujarat an amount of Rs 562 crore regarding the losses caused by drought and flood respectively.

Did You Know???

• Gujarat has the longest sea shore compared to any other Indian state.
• Gandhinagar is the greenest capital city in whole Asia.
• The First capital of Gujarat was Ahmedabad’ the capital was moved to Gandhinagar in 1970.
• The richest city in India is Surat.
• The World’s largest Ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar at Alang.
• Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS), in Bengeri in Hubli, is the only unit in India that is authorized to manufacture and supply the Flag of India.
• Purandara Dasa (1484-1564), known as the “Father of Carnatic Music”. He was born near Tirthahalli in Shivamogga (Shimoga) district.

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