Bihar Agriculture Minister Renu Kumari seeks Centre's help for drought

Bihar Agriculture Minister Renu Kumari urged the Centre to help tackle the situation arising out of drought in Bihar. The minister was addressing a press conference in Patna on August 24, 2010.

She said Bihar had sought financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for providing diesel subsidy and agricultural input subsidy to farmers, but the Centre had not yet responded to it.

"The Centre must come forward to help the state to tackle the drought. All the 38 districts in Bihar have been declared drought-hit," she added.

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