Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday thanked the Union Government for approving Rs. 284.94 crore assistance under National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for meeting out the losses occurred due to incessant rains and floods during last monsoon season in the State.
The approval had been given by National Committee held under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah a day before.Thakur said that Central Government had provided Rs. 312 crore assistance to the State Government last year against reported loss of Rs. 2099 crore which comes to around 17 percent.He said that State had received highest ever assistance from the Central Government under NDRF during last two consecutive years for monsoon losses. He said that State Government had also received Central assistance of Rs. 64.49 crore for winter losses during last year.