Replying to a question by Congress member Taraprasad Bahinipati, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bijayshree Routray told the Assembly "Despite an acute drought, the state government has not received any assistance from the NDRF in 2015-16 fiscal."
Keeping the drought situation in view, the state government has already released Rs 519.41 crore for distribution of agriculture input subsidy among the affected farmers by March 18, 2016, Routray said adding Rs 251.99 crore has already been given to the farmers.
At least 28 of the state's 30 districts were affected by the drought in 2015. The state government had demanded drought assistance of Rs 2,344.99 crore.
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