[Reader-list] 0.5 % of Rs 1618 cr spent for KPs return

Pawan Durani pawan.durani at gmail.com
Fri Jul 10 07:45:29 IST 2009


*http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/09july10/news1.htm#2*

*NEW DELHI, July 9:*The Centre has spent a meagre 0.5 per cent out of the
total of Rs 1618.4 crore package announced by it for the safe return and
rehabilitation of displaced Kashmiri Pandits.

"A package of Rs 1618.4 crore has been announced for return and
rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants to the Valley out of which an initial
amount of Rs 8.35 crore (approximate 0.51 per cent) has been released," a
senior Home Ministry official said.

The relief package, announced in April 2008, include assistance for repair
or renovation of damaged houses, continuance of cash and ration relief,
scholarship, employment in Government services, financial assistance for
self employment and waiver of interest on loans.

The official said no family of Kashmiri migrants has returned to the Valley
so far despite facilitating their return through construction of houses and
providing monetary reliefs.

There are 57,981 registered families of Kashmiri migrants residing in Jammu,
Delhi and other States. Of these, about 5,000 families are residing in
various camps in Jammu and 13 families are staying in camps in Delhi, he
said.

"Though a number of families have evinced interest in returning to the
Valley, so far no family has returned," the official said.

The Central Government has approved the construction of 200 flats at
Sheikhpura in Budgam district for facilitating the return of migrants.

The shrines in Mattan and Kheer Bhavani have been developed into two model
clusters containing temporary shelters for Kashmiri migrants where they
could be settled temporarily till the time they get their existing
residential houses repaired, the officer said.

Besides, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has also constructed 18 flats at
Mattan and a tenement comprising 100 one-room dwellings at Kheer Bhavani.

The Centre has also disbursed ex-gratia of Rs 19.58 lakh, Rs 18.10 lakh and
Rs 36.95 lakh during 2008-09, 2007-08 and 2006-07 respectively.

The State Government has been providing ex-gratia relief to the next of kins
of victims of militancy.

A total of Rs one lakh is given in case of death, while Rs 75,000 is being
provided in case of permanent disability caused in a terror incident.

Compensations of Rs 50,000 and Rs 1,000 are given for grievous injury and
minor injury respectively.

"Fifty per cent of the loss of immovable property, subject to a ceiling of
Rs one lakh is paid as ex-gratia for the property damaged in militancy," he
said. (PTI)


*0.5 pc of Rs 1618 cr spent for KPs return*


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