Question raised in Lok Sabha on Drought Assistance, 01/03/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Drought Assistance, 01/03/2016. Memorandums seeking financial assistance in the wake of drought under NDRF were received from 7 States during 2012-13, from 3 States during 2013-14, from 5 States during 2014-15 and from 10 states during 2015-16. The details of financial assistance sought and approved State-wise by the Government of India in the wake of drought from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for the last three years and current years are at Annexure.