HLC approves Rs 1,161.17 cr to Assam, HP, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Lakshadweep

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New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) here on May 14, 2018, for Central Assistance to the States/ UT of Assam (affected by floods during 2017-18), Himachal Pradesh (affected by floods/ landslides during 2017-18), Sikkim (affected by floods/ landslides during 2017-18), Lakshadweep (affected by cyclone Ockhi during 2017) and Rajasthan (affected by kharif drought during 2017).

The HLC approved assistance of Rs 480.87 crore to Assam. The HLC also approved assistance from NDRF amounting to Rs 84.60 crore to Himachal Pradesh, Rs 67.40 crore to  Sikkim, Rs 2.16 crore to the UT of Lakshadweep and Rs 526.14 crore for the state of Rajasthan. The total assistance approved was Rs 1,161.17 crore, according to a PIB release.

Union Minister for Agriculture Radha Mohan Singh, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Union Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ajay Narayan Jha, and senior officers of the Ministries of Home Affairs, Finance and Agriculture and NITI Aayog attended the meeting.