Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, May 29: A delegation of Refugee leaders and sarpanches of district Samba, under the leadership of Ch.Manmohan Singh former Mayor Jammu and State president AIJMS, met with Deputy Commissioner Samba, Sheetal Nanda to discuss refugee package with her.
The delegation informed her that the recipients of this package, the displaced families are not aware of the requirements regarding the documentation for the package. Moreover some other details need to be made public regarding the whole process. These people need to be made aware of all the formalities and the legalities of the family settlement. Sheetal Nanda after hearing their concerns assured them that some measures will be taken to ensure that people face less problems in the face of confusion over details. For such, the documents considered mandatory to be submitted by the DPs of 1965 & 1971 along with application form as has been decided in the meeting included ration card of 1965 & 1970, revenue documents of the allotted land, permanent resident certificate, bank account document bearing 16 digit account number in the shape of mandate form from the bank duly attested from the concerned bank, Adhaar card of the legal head of the family, in case of non camp DPs of 1971, who did not stay in the camps and were not provided ration cards or land, the proof having been provided the NHRC relief of Rs 25000 be sufficient to establish their genuineness.
They said further it was decided that a file of all these documents must be prepared and submitted to the concerned Tehsil Offices. In case of any dispute regarding the cash settlement within the families, an application from a family member can be submitted to the concerned Tehsildar, asking to be made a party of the settlement amount.
Ch.Manmohan Singh said that people be made aware of frauds being done in the name of cash delivery process by some people. He said this package is a Central Govt package and the amount will be transferred directly in the account number submitted by people and in any way will not be delivered through some middlemen, and people caught doing this scam are to be punished under law.
Ch.Manmohan Singh requested all the refugee leaders present to divulge these details with everyone to reduce the confusion level of people.
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