Maharashtra Drought: Centre Forms Inter-Ministerial Team To Assess Crisis, Paving Way For NDRF Aid To Farmers
Mumbai: The Centre has constituted an inter-ministerial team to assess the severity of the drought in Maharashtra, paving the way for central assistance to drought-hit farmers in the state. Team To Visit Affected Areas The team is expected to visit drought-affected areas shortly and submit its assessment to the Union government for consideration of relief measures, including assistance under the…
The Centre has formed an inter-ministerial team to assess the severity of drought in Maharashtra, with the aim of providing assistance to drought-hit farmers under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). The team, headed by Muktanand Agrawal from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, will visit affected areas and submit its assessment to the Union government.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne have been advocating for central intervention, with Bharne recently informing Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan about the drought's impact during a Rabi season review meeting. The team, comprising representatives from 10 key departments and institutions, will conduct field assessments in coordination with the state government and evaluate the drought situation according to the Drought Management Manual, 2020.
The assessment will consider relief measures under the NDRF and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), as well as immediate mitigation measures and long-term rehabilitation.
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