Hyderabad, June 05: The Andhra Pradesh government will seek financial assistance of Rs 1357.42 crore from National Calamity Contingency Fund and Calamity Relief Fund for reconstruction work in the districts hit by the cyclone Laila.
The state Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister K Rosaiah, decided to seek assistance of Rs 51.74 crore towards rescue and relief operations, Rs 399.52 crore for temporary restoration work and Rs 906.16 crore for permanent restoration.
The state will soon submit the memorandum to the Centre seeking release of funds, Information and Public Relations Minister J Geeta Reddy told reporters after the cabinet meet.
The state government has estimated the losses arising from Laila, which crossed the Bay of Bengal coast on May 22, at Rs 1603.22 crore.
Both agriculture and horticulture crops suffered a damage of Rs 171.44 crore, houses Rs 129.39 crore while damage to public infrastructure was estimated at Rs 1302.39 crore.
The state government has prepared a memorandum listing the losses and the quantum of financial assistance to be sought from the centre under the NCCF and CRF.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet cleared a proposal for establishing three mobile Lok Adalats in three districts – Kadapa, Ranga Reddy and Visakhapatnam – on a pilot basis.
“This is taking justice to the people?s doorsteps and ensuring speedy disposal of petty disputes,” Geeta Reddy said.
The Cabinet also cleared a proposal sanctioning 2151 additional posts of teachers in tribal welfare schools, which would be upgraded from primary to upper-primary and upper-primary to high schools.
“The literacy rate among tribals is very low at 37.04 per cent as against the state average of 60 per cent. It is even less among tribal girls (26 per cent). By appointing more teachers, the government wants to improve the academic performance in tribal schools and increase the literacy rate,” the Minister added.
—PTI