Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the budget that financial assistance will be given to states like Bihar, Assam and Uttarakhand which are affected by rains and floods every year.
Nirmala Sitharaman said that under the Prime Minister’s Grama Sadak Yojana, all-weather roads will be constructed in 25,000 villages.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that Rs 11,500 crore will be given as financial assistance to rain-affected states and extra attention will be given to Uttarakhand, which is prone to landslides and cloudbursts.
