Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi has blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for “misleading” people with false claims about assistance from the Centre for the 2025 disaster in the state.
“The BJP is running a misleading campaign to misguide the people. Neither did the state receive any special relief package for the revenue losses of 2023, nor has there been any ground implementation of the Rs 1,500 crore disaster relief announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his visit to Himachal Pradesh this year. No notification has been issued so far about how or in what form that amount will be provided to the state government,” Negi told mediapersons at the State Secretariat on Thursday.
Negi stated that Himachal Pradesh suffered losses of over Rs 5,000 crore because if this year’s natural disasters, but no financial assistance has come from the Centre. He pointed out that even during the 2022-23 disaster, when the state recorded revenue losses of Rs 10,000 crore, the Centre did not provide any special support despite the central survey team’s briefing.
He highlighted that the Himachal government has continued the special relief package it announced in 2023.
“If a house is completely damaged, the affected family will be given Rs 7 lakh. For partially damaged houses, Rs 1 lakh will be provided. Tenants whose rented houses are damaged will receive Rs 75,000. If silt or debris enters a house, the family will be given Rs 50,000. Farmers or horticulturists whose poly houses are damaged will be provided Rs 25,000, while those whose agricultural land is affected will get Rs 10,000. If crops are damaged, the state government will give Rs 4,000 per bigha,” Negi said.
He said despite road damage during the this year’s disaster, around 2.40 crore apple boxes have been transported to markets so far. Under CIMS, about 67,000 metric tonnes of apples have been sent to APMC and other marketing boards.
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