Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 13: A delegation of SOS International, an organization of displaced persons from PoK headed by its chairman Rajiv Chuni today met with Advisor to Governor, BB Vyas and submitted a memorandum regarding resumption of the process of bringing 5,300 ousted cases of PoK DPs under the PM Relief Package here today.
During the meeting, Advisor informed the delegation that he had earlier received a memorandum over the demand and the process has already been initiated to give nod to include 5300 PoK DPs families in the package. He said the process of bringing ousted PoK DPs families in the ambit of PM package is underway and in the upcoming State Administrative Council (SAC) meeting that will be held under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik, a decision over the same will be taken.
While speaking during the meeting, Rajiv Chuni said that a scheme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during 2015 at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar in which funds worth Rs 2,000 crore were earmarked for PoK Displaced Persons of 1947. Even, some of PoK DPs families have got their relief amount in their bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Chuni informed Vyas that a total 31,619 PoK DP families were registered during their mass exodus from their ancestral places in PoK and out of which, 5,300 families were registered in their respective places/camps outside J&K but these 5,300 were excluded from this cash assistance. He further added that then, Government started the process of disbursing relief amount among 26, 319 families subtracting 5,300 families.
He further said that the families of DPs those having their registration outside the State & families with “Will Deed” by the original DP should also be included in this package because all the 26319 families of PoK DPs of 1947 won’t come to fore to get much awaited relief amount as many of them might have died and whereabouts of many of families are not known.
He urged upon Vyas to take appropriate steps by passing the necessary instructions to the PRO, Jammu in this regard.
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