Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday announced total aid of Rs 10 crore for the flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir.The aid will be provided to the J&K Government both in cash (Rs 5 cr) and kind in form of high-quality rice (1Rs 5 cr).
Singh held a meeting with senior officers in this regard at his residence and also had telephonic conversation with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh about the consequential circumstances in J&K.
The CM offered help from Chhattisgarh to provide help in cash and kind and also talked with J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in this regard. Abdullah requested to provide rice and Singh readily accepted the request.
Singh also offered his one-day salary for flood victims and appealed the government officers and employees to come forward to give their one-day salary for the victims.
Additional Chief Secretary N Baijendra Kumar informed that the IAS officers of the State have decided to give their one-day salary for J&K flood victims.