Question raised in Rajya Sabha on compensation to drought and hailstorm affected farmers of Vidarbha and Marathwada, 31/07/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on compensation to drought and hailstorm affected farmers of Vidarbha and Marathwada, 31/07/2015. State Government is empowered to undertake necessary relief measures in the wake of natural calamities like, drought, hailstorm, pest attack & cold wave/frost from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is readily available with them. Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature on receipt of Memorandum from the State Government.