SRINAGAR: An amount of Rs 1,724.61 crore financial assistance has been provided to 2014 flood sufferers in Jammu and Kashmir.
This information was given by Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Syed Basharat Bukhari in reply to a question by Usman Abdul Majid in the Legislative Assembly today.
The Minister informed the House that to meet the requirement for rehabilitation of affected people and restoration of public infrastructure, a package for an amount of Rs 43,959.56 crore with the prior approval of State Cabinet was submitted to Centre in 2014, for consideration.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, announced a Reconstruction Plan amounting to Rs 80,068 crore for the state on November 7, 2015.
He said an amount of Rs 1,194.00 crore has been released under PMDP-2015, for providing additional financial assistance to flood victims of 2014 whose houses were damaged and out of which an amount of Rs 956.57 crore stands disbursed in favor of the flood victims.
He said this financial assistance is over and above the relief provided under SDRF norms and Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF). The Minister said the Government has provided relief to the flood victims of 2014 in the State as admissible under SDRF norms. (AGENCIES)
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