New Delhi (India), June 16 (HornbillTV): The Union Government has approved additional central assistance of INR 1,043.23 crore to Rajasthan and Nagaland as the two states were affected by drought from 2021 to 2022.

The approval was given by a High-Level Committee (HLC) under the Chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

Of the total approved amount INR 1,003.95 crore has been finalized for Rajasthan and INR 39.28 crore for Nagaland.

“This additional assistance is over and above the funds released by the Centre to the States in the State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF), already placed at the disposal of the States during Financial Year 2021-22”, a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) statement said.

The Central government has released INR 17,747.20 crore to 28 states in their State Disaster Response Force and INR 7,342.30 crore to 11 states from the NDRF.