MHA sanctions additional ₹25 crore for over 2,000 homes and properties destroyed in Pakistani shelling in Punjab, J&K
The Hindu
MHA sanctions ₹25 crore for rebuilding houses in J&K border areas damaged by Pakistani shelling, PM Modi announces additional compensation.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sanctioned an additional fund of ₹25 crore to rebuild 2,060 houses in border areas of Jammu and Kashmir that were damaged in shelling and firing from Pakistan post Operation Sindoor. Similar compensation will also be provided in the border areas of Punjab.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently announced additional compensation for houses damaged in Pakistani shelling.
As a special case, Mr. Modi announced additional compensation of ₹2 lakh for each fully damaged house and ₹1 lakh for each partially damaged house. The Ministry ensured the implementation of this decision.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Poonch on May 29 and 30. During the visit, he had handed over appointment letters on compassionate grounds to the family members of those who lost their lives in the cross-border firing. Compensation for damages caused by cross-border shelling was provided immediately.
After Operation Sindoor, several incidents of cross-border shelling were reported in border districts of J&K. Hundreds of families suffered because of cross-border shelling on residential areas, schools, and religious structures including gurudwaras, temples, mosques and commercial properties.
A total of 3.25 lakh persons were evacuated from the border districts, out of which about 15,000 persons were accommodated in about 397 shelter sheds and accommodation centres.
A total of 394 ambulances were deployed in all border districts to take patients to hospitals for treatment, of which 62 ambulances were deployed in Poonch district alone. A total of 2,818 civil defence volunteers were also deployed for services related to health, fire and emergency services, livestock, essential supplies etc.
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