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The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to submit a memorandum to the Centre, seeking Rs 19,665-crore compensation for the losses it suffered on account of drought.
Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, said the memorandum would be sent immediately.
It will have various components, including a compensation of Rs 9,286.20 crore towards damage suffered by the agriculture sector and losses by Tangedco (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation) to the tune of Rs 2,661.32 crore.
The Chief Minister also announced Rs 1,754.86-crore relief package to non-Cauvery Delta districts on the lines of one given to Delta districts in February.
Today’s relief package covers crop loss sustained by farmers in these districts, besides employment guarantee scheme, she said.
The State Government has already announced 31 of the 32 districts, except Chennai, as drought-hit following the failure of North East and South West Monsoons.
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