Question raised in Lok Sabha on drought assistance, 21/07/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on drought assistance, 21/07/2015. The details of financial assistance approved State-wise by the Government of India from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for the last three years and the current year are Annexure-I. Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), in collaboration with State Agricultural Universities has prepared contingency plans for 580 districts for implementing location specific interventions to sustain agriculture production in the eventuality of any extreme climatic events. Details of district-wise contingency plan at Annexure-II.