Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has demanded special category status from Centre for his disaster-prone state. Naveen Patnaik said, “We have made a request for it, I don’t know what their answer will be”. Naveen Patnaik announced special package of Rs 1,600 crore to support the livelihood of the cyclone-affected people in the state.“We have approved agricultural input subsidy of Rs 6,000 per hectare of land in non irrigated areas, Rs 13,500 per hectare of land in areas under assured irrigation, and Rs 18,000 per hectare for all types of perennial crops," he added.