Hyderabad: The Centre on Monday released Rs 400 crore to the Andhra Pradesh government as Cyclone Hudhud relief.
Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced an assistance of Rs 1,000 crore during his Vizag visit, the Centre released only Rs 400 crore. The AP government is also waiting for a letter from the Centre regarding the assistance released by it.
Generally, the Centre releases the funds first and later sends the letter to the state government explaining the details of the assistance. According to top sources, the Centre may not release the remaining Rs 600 crore.
In the Union finance department, lower level officers had put up a file for Rs 1,000 crore, as announced by the PM, but senior officers suggested that only Rs 400 crore be released, and the Union finance minister accepted their proposal.
Meanwhile, AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is leaving for Delhi for a two-day visit on November 6 and he may discuss the issue with the finance ministry.
The AP government, in its report to the Centre, had said that the losses caused by the cyclone amounted to Rs 21,640.63 crore and had sought the sanction of Rs 9,278.41 crore.
