Karnataka has sought central relief for farmers facing drought in the state. Revenue Minister R V Deshpande has written a letter to Union Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh to release funds under Disaster relief fund even to those farmers whose crop destruction is less than 50 percent.<br />''<br />''Under the existing guidelines, only those farmers whose crops are damaged beyond 50 percent are eligible for relief under Central Disaster Relief Fund. <br />''<br />''Deshpande has pointed out that most of them are marginal farmers whose crop loss ranges from 33 to 50 percent. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Saying that State Government alone cannot garner resources to pay compensation, he has sought Central assistance to bail out the farmers.</span><br />