The Centre has released Rs. 889.61 crore besides free foodgrains and cattlefeed for Rajasthan, which is facing the worst drought in several years.
The government released Rs. 789.78 crore from the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) that included Rs. 171.16 crore of the central share
in Calamity Relief Fund (CRF), an official release said here today.
The Centre had also made advance release of 25 per cent of its share of CRF for 2003-04 amounting to Rs. 44.93 crores, it said.
A total of 31.10 lakh tonnes of foodgrains had been allotted to Rajasthan free of cost under special component of Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojna for employing drought-hit people on relief works.
The railways were also transporting water and fodder to notified drought affected areas in the state, the release added.