SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday gave nod to the adoption and notification of a scheme for West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs), under which a financial assistance of Rs 5.50 lakh will be provided to each family.
The decision to this effect was taken at the State Advisory Council which met under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik, an official spokesman said.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had in June, 2018, conveyed its approval to the proposal for providing one-time financial assistance amounting to Rs 5.50 lakh per family to 5,764 families of WPRs settled in J-K, he said.
The spokesman said the expenditure incurred on the scheme would be borne by the Centre. (AGENCIES)
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