16 States,1 UT contributed towards Kerala relief funds
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“India is with Kerala, as Kerala battles its worst flood in nearly a century.”
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the state has suffered an estimated loss of around Rs.20,000 crore as per the initial assessment. Chief Minister admitted that the path to recovery can be long and difficult.
The chief minister has urged all to contribute generously to the Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.
Endorsing Kerala Chief Minister request, his counterparts, and head of states came forward in donating from their respective state funds.
Various other states’ chief ministers have announced monetary relief for flood-hit Kerala from their respective chief minister relief fund.
Tamil Nadu (Rs 10 crore)
Andhra Pradesh (Rs 10 crore),
Puducherry (Rs 1 crore),
Jharkhand (Rs 5 crore),
Maharashtra (Rs 20 crore),
Gujarat (Rs 10 crore),
Punjab (Rs 10 crore),
Telangana (Rs 25 crore),
Bihar (Rs 10 crore),
Himachal Pradesh (Rs 5 crore),
Uttarakhand (Rs 5 crore),
Chattisgarh (Rs 3 crore)
Madhya Pradesh (Rs 10 crore),
Karnataka (Rs 10 crore),
West Bengal (Rs 10 crore),
Manipur (Rs 2 crore) and
Tripura (Rs 1 crore) announced as part of donation.
Besides State Heads, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a grant of Rs 500 crore, aside from the Rs 100 crore declared by Home Minister Rajnath Singh last week.
Apart from the PM Relief fund and Vijayan personally donating Rs 1 lakh to the Chief Minister Relief Funds along with various ministers of state, officials, celebrities and people from various walks of life have contributed money to provide relief to the flood-ravaged state.
