Kerala Relief Package

A Rs 20,000 crore Covid package, liquid oxygen plant of 150 metric tonnes capacity, Rs 1,000 crore towards Covid vaccines and no new taxes were some of the big announcements in the revised budget presented by Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal.

A special package of Rs 3 lakh will be given as immediate relief and a monthly sum of Rs 2,000 will be issued to the children orphaned due to Covid, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said there was nothing new in the announcement of the Centre' s allocation of more money to the states for the welfare of migrant workers and the amount allocated to the Disaster Relief Fund was just a share of the

Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Kerala that was affected by floods recently. The former Congress president also termed it "unfair" that Kerala is waiting for a relief package similar to those given to other flood-hit states.

An ambassador from Thailand today tweeted to say that India has made it clear that it would not accept international aid for flood relief in Kerala - raising concerns of a shortfall during reconstruction in the ravaged state. The Centre should not deny others a chance to help Kerala, since its financial package is far below the amount requested, sa...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today tweeted a wish list -- highlighting a Rs 2700-crore package -- that would help the state get back on its feet after the century's worst flood. The matter will be discussed in a special assembly session on August 30. On the ground, the situation has "improved dramatically" as flood waters receded, Union M...

A day after Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced Rs 100 crore for rain-ravaged Kerala and the state finance minister crunched the numbers and underlined the mismatch between loss and relief, union minister KJ Alphons asked, "what is he talking about?"

The high-level panel on National Disaster Management, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, has approved a central assistance of Rs 107 crore to Kerala that faced drought last year.

A Rs 20,000 crore Covid package, liquid oxygen plant of 150 metric tonnes capacity, Rs 1,000 crore towards Covid vaccines and no new taxes were some of the big announcements in the revised budget presented by Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal.

A special package of Rs 3 lakh will be given as immediate relief and a monthly sum of Rs 2,000 will be issued to the children orphaned due to Covid, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said there was nothing new in the announcement of the Centre' s allocation of more money to the states for the welfare of migrant workers and the amount allocated to the Disaster Relief Fund was just a share of the

Rahul Gandhi on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Kerala that was affected by floods recently. The former Congress president also termed it "unfair" that Kerala is waiting for a relief package similar to those given to other flood-hit states.

An ambassador from Thailand today tweeted to say that India has made it clear that it would not accept international aid for flood relief in Kerala - raising concerns of a shortfall during reconstruction in the ravaged state. The Centre should not deny others a chance to help Kerala, since its financial package is far below the amount requested, sa...

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today tweeted a wish list -- highlighting a Rs 2700-crore package -- that would help the state get back on its feet after the century's worst flood. The matter will be discussed in a special assembly session on August 30. On the ground, the situation has "improved dramatically" as flood waters receded, Union M...

A day after Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced Rs 100 crore for rain-ravaged Kerala and the state finance minister crunched the numbers and underlined the mismatch between loss and relief, union minister KJ Alphons asked, "what is he talking about?"

The high-level panel on National Disaster Management, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, has approved a central assistance of Rs 107 crore to Kerala that faced drought last year.