Punjab seeks particular bundle for flood damages; Centre says it stands shoulder to shoulder with folks of Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, searching for a particular bundle for the State in view of injury brought on as a result of latest floods, whilst Mr. Shah asserted the Centre is standing shoulder to shoulder with the folks of Punjab.

Mr. Mann mentioned the reduction of ₹1,600 crore introduced by the Centre was miniscule within the wake of the grave loss suffered by the State. The Chief Minister, who met Mr. Shah in New Delhi, apprised him that Punjab has confronted one in every of its worst floods in many years, affecting greater than 20 lakh folks throughout 2,614 villages, with 6.87 lakh displaced.

The catastrophe has brought on widespread losses as greater than 4.8 lakh acres of crops had been destroyed, round 17,000 homes broken, over 2.5 lakh livestock affected, and main injury to 4,657 km of rural roads, 485 bridges, and so on, he added. “The preliminary estimate of losses stands at ₹13,832 crores,” he mentioned.

During the assembly, Mr. Mann was apprised that within the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), State has adequate funds to the tune of ₹12,589.59 crore, which might be utilised for the reduction and fast restoration to the affected folks as per the federal government of India norms, in line with a launch issued by MHA.

“Out of the monetary help of ₹1,600 crore introduced by the Prime Minister, ₹805 crore (together with ₹170 crore below sanction by NHAI) has already been launched to the State government- meant beneficiaries below numerous schemes and the remaining shall be launched on receipt of related info from the State,” it mentioned.

It added, “Further, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) was constituted on September 1, 2025, with out ready for the receipt of a memorandum from the Punjab. The Central Team visited the affected areas for on-the-spot evaluation of damages within the State from September 3 to six. However, the State authorities is but to submit an in depth memorandum. After receipt of the memorandum, the identical shall be thought-about by the Central authorities as per the federal government of India accredited norms.”