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Odisha announces Rs 2,500, 50 Kg rice for each cyclone, flood-hit family

Bhubaneswar, Nov 1 (UNI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced
a comprehensive relief package for families hit by Cyclone Arnab and subsequent floods, providing 50 kg of rice and Rs 2,500 to each affected household.
The package will be revised, if required, after a detailed damage assessment.

With another cyclone, Murasu, posing a possible threat, Majhi directed officials to remain in affected areas and respond to the evolving situation.
Farmers suffering crop loss of 33 per cent or more will receive input subsidies of Rs 8,500 per hectare for non-irrigated land, Rs 17,000 for irrigated land and Rs 22,500 for perennial crops, covering up to two hectares.
Assistance of Rs 18,000 per hectare, with a minimum payment of Rs 2,200 per farmer, will be provided for removing sand and silt from farmland.
The government will distribute 1.75 lakh agricultural mini-kits, including 1.2 lakh pulse, 5,000 oilseed and 50,000 vegetable seed kits.
Sugarcane farmers in 2,000 hectares will receive support for space transplanting or ratoon crop management. A 75 per cent subsidy on pesticides and bio-pesticides will be available during the 2026-27 rabi season.
Short-term Kharif loans of eligible farmers will also be converted into medium-term loans.
For fully or severely damaged houses, assistance will be Rs 1.2 lakh in plain areas and Rs 1.3 lakh
in hilly areas. Owners of partially damaged pucca and kutcha houses will receive Rs 6,500 and Rs 4,000, respectively.
Families whose houses were washed away, completely destroyed or remained submerged for over two days will get an additional Rs 2,500 for clothing and household essentials.
Compensation for the death of dairy cattle, buffaloes and other large animals has been fixed at Rs 37,500, while Rs 4,000 will be paid for each sheep, goat or pig.
Fish farmers will receive assistance of up to 75 per cent, at Rs 1,12,500 per hectare. Support has also been announced for damaged fishing boats and nets, with separate rates for inland and marine fishermen.
Affected MSMEs, traders and shopkeepers will be eligible for loans up to Rs 12 lakh, with a 25 per cent subsidy capped at Rs 3 lakh. Temporary stalls and mobile shops will receive Rs 10,000, while other commercial establishments will get Rs 25,000.

Eligible women self-help groups will receive an additional seed grant of Rs 5,000. Weavers and artisans will get Rs 5,000 each for replacing machinery and equipment and another Rs 5,000
towards damaged materials.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Chief Secretary Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary Arvind Padhee and Special Relief Commissioner Rajesh Prabhakar Patil attended the meeting.
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