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Rajya Sabha
The Government of India approved a Special Package of Rs. 3644.05 crore named as “Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami affected areas” to provide assistance for immediate relief and response, revival of fishery and agriculture sectors; immediate construction of temporary (intermediate) shelters and repair/restoration of infrastructure. The Government of India has not accepted external assistance for immediate relief and response.
A total population of 27.92 lakh was affected by the ‘Tsunami’ disaster. 2,39,024 dwelling units were damaged.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh reported that Rs. 80.80 crore is being spent. The Government of Kerala reported that Rs. 81.78 crore has been sanctioned by them of which Rs. 58.14 crore has been spent. The Government of Tamil Nadu reported that Rs. 1071.89 crore was sanctioned by tem out of which Rs. 827.98 crore has been released. The Union Territories of Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands reported that Rs. 60.47 crore and Rs. 184.38 crore respectively have been spent by them so far.
This information was given by Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri S. Regupathy in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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