Overview

• Priyanka Gandhi, Wayanad’s MP, called the Centre’s package neglect and urged that relief be kept above politics.
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the assembly the sanctioned ₹260.65 crore has not yet reached the state.
• Kerala originally sought ₹2,262 crore before a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment revised the requirement to ₹2,221.10 crore.
• Vijayan reiterated demands for national disaster status, a ‘disaster of severe nature’ designation, and restoration of Section 13 to enable loan waivers, saying no favourable response has come.
• The relief proposal was cleared at the Centre after review by the SC-NEC and approval of ₹260.56 crore from the NDRF, following consultations with a state panel led by Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak.