Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said the BJP government has declared the "unprecedentedly huge" package for the affected farmers.
Earlier, the state government had declared an aid of Rs 700 crores, which was termed as "inadequate" by farmers' bodies.
"When the package of Rs 700-crore was declared, we had said that the survey of the crop damage was underway and that the assistance would be decided later," Patel said.
Giving the break-up of Rs 3795 crore, he said the amount of Rs 2145 crore will be footed from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and another Rs 1641 crore from the budgetary provisions.Get access to India's fastest growing financial subscriptions service Moneycontrol Pro for as little as Rs 599 for first year. 
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