Telangana has requested Rs 117.76 crore from the Centre under the National Disaster Response Fund to provide input subsidies to farmers affected by Cyclone Montha. The cyclone destroyed crops on 1.18 lakh acres, impacting over 1.22 lakh farmers across 27 districts

Hyderabad: State has sought Rs 117.76 crore in immediate financial assistance from the central government under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to provide input subsidies to farmers affected by Cyclone Montha. As per the final assessment, standing crops in approximately 1.18 lakh acres across 27 districts were destroyed impacting 1,22,242 farmers. The State has requested an Inter-Ministerial Team from the Centre to visit the affected areas and assess the ground reality.

The State government had completed 100 per c

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