Berhampur: The state govt on Wednesday extended emergency relief assistance of 50 kg of rice and Rs 2,500 in cash to each affected family in all blocks of flood-hit Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts.In a press release, special relief commissioner (SRC) Rajesh Prabhakar Patil said that in continuation of the relief package announced by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi to support households affected by Cyclone Arnab, the govt has decided to extend emergency relief assistance across all blocks of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts.Earlier, the govt had announced emergency relief for 4.29 lakh affected families in only 16 out of 22 blocks of the worst-affected Ganjam, following which several MLAs from the district met the chief minister and urged him to extend the assistance to all families. “We thank the chief minister as he has extended the relief package across the district,” said Chikiti MLA Manoranjan Dyan Samantara.Patil said the collectors of the three districts have been instructed to initiate the enumeration and verification of eligible families immediately across all blocks to ensure smooth, transparent and timely distribution. District administrations will coordinate with civil supplies officers and the Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation directly for immediate requisition and lifting of rice stocks.The financial assistance of Rs 2,500 per family will be credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries. In areas where banking services face disruption, authorised alternative disbursement modes will be utilised with strict maintenance of records, he said.In Ganjam district, 37,027 families have already been provided with rice, while 30,404 families have received cash assistance till Tuesday, sources said.The administration has disbursed over Rs 7.6 crore to the affected people online. The cash and rice assistance has been given only to the families having ration cards.The state govt sanctioned over Rs 107.44 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund to the district last week.