PM announces ₹1,200 crore assistance for disaster-hit Uttarakhand
PM Narendra Modi visited Dehradun on Thursday to review the situation and assess the damage caused by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand. He announced an immediate financial assistance package of ₹1,200 crore for the state. Additionally, PM Modi declared an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and ₹50,000 for those seriously injured.