Centre state relations

80 tonnes of pulses will be supplied daily Central assistance of Rs. 600 crore was released to the Kerala government on Tuesday. This includes Rs. 500 crore announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rs. 100 crore announced by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The National Crisis Management Committee, chaired …

The Centre has released 50,000 metric tonnes of rice and wheat to help Kerala tackle the flood situation, with a promise to release additional quantities soon. It has also made arrangements to airlift 100 metric tonnes of pulses by Monday with additional quantities to be sent by train. An official …

The rescue operation for flood victims in Pathanamthitta and Thrissur districts continued on Saturday with response teams battling strong river currents and heavy rain to bring stranded citizens to safety, even as a parallel crisis unfolded in the Kuttanad region, where rising floodwaters inundated thousands of houses, forcing a mass …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to aerially survey flood-hit Kerala on Saturday. More than 160 people have been killed and over 1.5 lakh moved to relief camps in the State. Mr. Modi also spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday and offered him all assistance. A high …

A high level committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary met on Thursday and decided to scale up relief and rescue operations in flood-hit Kerala by involving the three defence services and other agencies. The Central government has been providing full support to Kerala and has launched massive relief and rescue …

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday, seeking more Central support to tackle the monsoon havoc in Kerala. Mr. Vijayan urged the Prime Minister to step up Central support to the State by sending across more men and …

‘Those who have already returned deserve their fair share’ Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla has accused the Centre of coming up with an “uneven rehabilitation package” for two sets of Bru refugees. In a meeting at the Congress office in State capital Aizawl, Mr. Thanhawla said the Ministry of Home …