Centre govt releases Rs 7.5 crore to 22 states for disaster relief

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday released Rs 7,532 crore to 22 state governments for their respective State Disaster Response Funds. 

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the two states which have been battered by heavy rains and floods leading to loss of lives, have been given Rs 180 crore and Rs 413 crore,



respectively. 

Maharashtra received the highest allocation of Rs 1,420 crore, Uttar Pradesh received Rs 812 crore, Odisha received Rs 707 crore, Bihar got Rs 624 crore and Gujarat received Rs 584 crore. 

The amount has been released as per the recommendations of the Union Home Ministry.