Centre today approved assistance of about five thousand 21 crore rupees to ten states affected by flood, drought and other natural disasters. <br/><br/>These states are Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. This was decided at a High Level Committee meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi.<br/><br/>An official release said, four thousand 979 crore rupees approved from National Disaster Response Fund and over 40 crore rupees from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme.<br/><br/>Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and senior representatives from NITI Aayog and Finance Ministry also attended the meeting.

Centre today approved assistance of about five thousand 21 crore rupees to ten states affected by flood, drought and other natural disasters. <br/><br/>These states include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. This was decided at a High Level Committee meeting chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. An official release said, four thousand 979 crore rupees approved from National Disaster Response Fund and over 40 crore rupees from the National Rural Drinking Water Programme.<br/><br/>Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and senior representatives from NITI Aayog and Finance Ministry also attended the meeting.