New Delhi, February 26 (IANS): A high level committee on Monday approved a central assistance of around Rs 6,000 crore for nine states which suffered from natural calamities last year, an official said. In a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the committee approved assistance of Rs 1,711.66 crore for Bihar, which was affected by floods during 2017-18, an official statement said. The committee also approved assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund amounting to Rs 1,055.05 crore for Gujarat, Rs 420.57 crore for Rajasthan, Rs 420.69 crore for Uttar Pradesh and Rs 838.85 crore for West Bengal, all of which were affected by floods. It approved central assistance of Rs 169.63 crore for Kerala (cyclone Ockhi), Rs 133.05 crore for Tamil Nadu (cyclone Ockhi and North East Monsoon), Rs 395.91 crore for Chhattisgarh (kharif drought) and Rs 836.09 crore for the state of Madhya Pradesh (kharif drought).
