Maharashtra governor gives Rs 6.59 lakh from discretionary fund for draught relief

MUMBAI: Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan, today, presented a cheque of Rs 6.59 lakh from his discretionary funds to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for the drought relief effort of the State Government.

The Governor handed over the cheque to the Chief Minister for the "Chief Minister's Relief Fund" (Disaster Relief) when Chavan called on the Governor at Raj Bhavan.

The Governor has a discretionary fund of Rs 15 lakh at his disposal for the year 2012-13. The discretionary fund is utilised to support various socio-cultural organisations and individuals doing good work.

An amount of Rs 6.59 lakh of this fund was available with the Governor as on March 24. The Governor decided to give the entire amount for the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for drought relief, Raj Bhavan officials said.

The Governor and the Chief Minister held discussion on various issues at the meeting that lasted for 30 minutes.