The highest compensation of ₹5 crore was allocated for Jalaun, while Lalitpur, Mahoba and Saharanpur were allocated ₹3 crore each, Banda, Basti, Jhansi, Shamli and Chitrakoot received ₹2 crore each
The consumer affairs ministry in India urgently needs ₹5500 crore ($800 million) for a fund that helps control food prices and maintain emergency reserves of key commodities. The ministry is exploring ways to meet the cash demand, including borrowings and advances. The fund, set up by the Modi government, allows the government to release items such as onions and pulses during shortages and price spirals. The current budget allocation for the fund is just ₹100,000, and the ministry is relying on a revolving fund of ₹250 crore, which is insufficient to meet its operations.
Railway Board approves ?135 crore fund for development of Hadapsar railway station in Pune. Works include modern facilities, extension of platforms, and road widening.
Singh’s call for clamping down on terrorism came days after five soldiers were killed when terrorists ambushed an army truck ferrying them between Jammu & Kashmir’s Bhimber Gali and Poonch