Odisha government distributed Rs 869 crore to 41.85 state farmers under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme and assured them of additional aid for crop losses due to floods in the state.
The Rajasthan government has launched an ambitious scheme to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas along the lines of the rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA.