Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday approved a proposal to declare unseasonal rainfall as a State-Specific Disaster.
The decision, announced via the official handle of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO Odisha) on X (formerly Twitter) aims to provide relief to farmers affected by irregular weather conditions.
ଅଦିନିଆ ବର୍ଷାକୁ ରାଜ୍ୟଭିତ୍ତିକ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ (State Specific Disaster) ଭାବେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବକୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ ଅନୁମୋଦନ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। ଏହାଦ୍ୱାରା ଓଡ଼ିଶାର କୃଷକମାନେ ଅଦିନିଆ ବର୍ଷାରେ ହେଉଥିବା କ୍ଷୟକ୍ଷତି ଲାଗି ରାଜ୍ୟ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ମୁକାବିଲା ପାଣ୍ଠିରୁ (State Disaster Response Fund) ସହାୟତା…
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) May 15, 2025
With this move, farmers will now be eligible to receive assistance from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for losses incurred due to unseasonal rains. As per the guidelines, up to 10 percent of the SDRF’s annual allocation can be utilized for addressing such state-specific calamities.
