Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda told the Legislative Council on December 6 that the government of Karnataka will begin crediting ₹2,000 as partial drought relief (compensation) to bank accounts of farmers from next week.
Replying to a question by N. Ravi Kumar during Question Hour, the Minister said that earlier Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced the partial compensation amount as a temporary relief.
The total loss due to crop damage in Karnataka because of drought has been estimated to be ₹35,162.05 crore. The State Government has sought ₹18,171.44 crore from the Union Government from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to provide relief to farmers.
