Letters to The Editor — April 29, 2024
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — April 29, 2024

The Hindu  

Delayed relief Financial matters have always been a bone of contention between the Centre and States for long. It is unfortunate that the Union government has released ₹3,730.32 crore towards “relief assistance for natural calamity” from the National Disaster Response Fund to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka only after these States moved the Supreme Court of India. Kshirasagara Balaji Rao, Hyderabad The move fails to satisfy anyone because the funds have arrived too late and only after the States having approached the top court. A.G. Rajmohan, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh It is unfortunate that States affected by natural calamities have had to approach the Supreme Court for release of relief funds by the Centre. Balasubramaniam Pavani, Secunderabad ‘The bloc and PMs’ One is really at a loss to fathom as to where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was able to scoop the information that should the INDIA bloc be voted to power, it plans to have five PMs over five years.

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