With Uttar Pradesh missing a date with monsoon this year, Uttar Pradesh Government has declared 44 districts as drought affected asking the district magistrates to start relief work at the earliest.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav again took the social media to declare that UP Government has declared 44 districts as drought affected.. Orders have been issued to all DMs to carry out relief work, CM said through twitter.
He said that the state has raised a demand of Rs 6061 crore as central assistance for 44 drought affected districts
Under this package the state sought review of loan and interest package of nationalised banks. Money has also been sought for purchase of god quality seeds, fertilizers and providing water for irrigation purposes. The Centre has also been asked to bear the cost of additional electricity that would be supplied in the drought-hit regions of the state,
'UP Govt will ensure best possible relief to all the drought districts. DMs should take up Drought works as topmost priority', Akhilesh Yadav said.
Earlier, state government had declared suspension of realization of farm loans of State co-operative Banks in those areas that are facing drought. “In many parts of the state people are facing drought like situation. In view of that all the loan-cum interest realization schemes of the co-operative banks should be suspended with immediate
effect,” Yadav had said earlier.