Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 18: Various organizations have expressed grave concern over non payment of relief for the month of August to Kashmiri migrants.
Panun Kashmir (PK) today demanded immediate release of monthly cash assistance to entitled displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in Jammu and other parts of country.
Taking strong notice of delay caused in disbursing the monthly cash assistance to deserving and registered displaced community Dr Agnishekhar, Convenor, PK and its chairman, Dr Ajay Chrungoo issued stern warning to the concerned Relief & Rehabilitation (M) Department for immediate disbursement of cash assistance. They added that the deserving displaced community members are surviving on this cash assistance and its discontinuation has caused grave financial crunch in already stressed families.
They also expressed deep dismay over the delay said that this delay speaks volumes about the non serious approach and attitude of the Relief Department towards victims of Genocide and added that being the Nodal Office appointed by the administration it is the responsibility of Department to ensure timely disbursement of resources committed by Government of India to the displaced community.
Vijay Bakaya Former Chief Secretary and general secretary, Apni Party has also expressed anguish at the indifference of the Government towards the issue of stoppage of relief to KP displaced community.
Relief is the only source of income for many displaced families and stoppage of this for technical reasons is the height of callousness, Bakaya said.
He appealed to the Government that they should delink the payment of relief from the payment of dues to a contractor and take urgent steps to release the relief due to the displaced community.
He reminded the Government that the amount of relief is not adequate and its stoppage is an extreme case of human right violation.
K P Sabha president, K K Khosa expressed his anguish saying that relief amount of Rs 3250 being paid to per person has not been paid this month till now. He said usually the amount is credited into the relief holders bank account latest by the 5th of each month. There are certain families which have no other source of income and release of amount is critical for them to meet their monthly expenses on account of consumable items, medicines and other expenses and demanded that the same be released without further delay.
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