(a) Whether the Union Government have announced a package of Rs.860 crore for
revival and restoration of the shattered economy of Orissa in the context of recent cyclonic devastation; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) Whether the Union Government have announced a package of Rs.860 crore for
revival and restoration of the shattered economy of Orissa in the context of recent cyclonic devastation; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SUNDAR LAL PATWA)
(a) and (b) Government have approved, in principle, and are implementing, measures in the cyclone affected districts of Orissa for the augmentation / rationalisation of ongoing activities of relief and rehabilitation in these districts of Orissa and have indicated that rehabilitation measures (which include a Food for Work programme in the cyclone affected districts, supply of food grains @ 2 Kg. per person per day at the BPL price and construction of additional houses under the Indira Awas Yojana and under the credit-cum-subsidy scheme) should not be hindered on account of constraint of funds.