Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged the Centre to expedite the process to ensure early release of funds from NDRF which would then facilitate timely disbursement of input subsidy and relief to the distressed farmers of the State.
In a letter to Union Minister for Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar, Mr. Siddaramaiah requested to ensure that the Sub-Committee of National Executive Committee submits its recommendations at the earliest and expedite the early release of funds from NDRF to the State.
Karnataka has declared drought in 223 taluks out of 236 taluks out of which 196 taluks are categorised as severely-drought affected.
