India, Oct. 14 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has announced additional financial assistance for farmers affected by hailstorms, alongside a three-month deferment of electricity bill payments and a proposed relief measure for Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans.

Under the decision, farmers whose agricultural, horticultural and sugarcane crops have been damaged will receive assistance equal to the amount payable under existing disaster relief norms, over and above the prescribed compensation, according to the state government.

The chief minister has directed officials to take the necessary steps to implement the measures. The government said the additional assistance was intended to help affected farmers manage financial diff...