Overview

• Interim relief now totals ₹1,600 crore for Punjab, ₹1,500 crore for Himachal Pradesh and ₹1,200 crore for Uttarakhand, with ex‑gratia of ₹2 lakh for the deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured.
• Parts of the packages are structured as advance releases under the State Disaster Response Fund and PM‑Kisan, with housing, highways, schools and livestock support channelled through schemes including PMAY and PMNRF.
• Inter‑ministerial central teams remain on the ground to quantify losses, and the Centre says further assistance will be considered after their reports and state memorandums.
• Punjab’s AAP government, Congress leaders and farmer unions criticised the ₹1,600 crore as too small, and leaders in Himachal and Uttarakhand raised concerns over whether the aid constitutes special packages or scheme‑based transfers.
• Modi met affected families and responders during visits; he conducted aerial surveys in Punjab and Himachal, and his Uttarakhand flyover was cancelled due to poor weather.