Kerala requested Rs 2,221 crore to rebuild lives after the landslide, but the Central government sanctioned only Rs 260 crore — a fraction of what was needed." Comparisons have already triggered criticism, as BJP-ruled Assam, which experienced landslides in 2022, received a much larger package of Rs 1,270.78 crore. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh had earlier been granted Rs 1,658.17 crore and Rs 2,006.40 crore, respectively. Kerala had earlier been sanctioned Rs 529.50 crore as a loan for disaster relief operations and an additional Rs 153 crore in July this year. During his speech, CM Vijayan criticised the Union government for failing to provide adequate disaster relief, as the state received no Central aid and had only loans that the state must repay.