A High Level Committee, headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Thursday approved the additional assistance of ₹3048.39 crore to Kerala, ₹131.16 crore to Nagaland and ₹539.52 crore to Andhra Pradesh, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.

The Kerala government had sought ₹4,700 crore as compensation from the Central government for the damage caused by the floods, which was termed as the worst in a century...