NEW DELHI: A Rs 2,000-crore development package for displaced people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) living in the country was today approved by the Government.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Home Ministry’s proposal to provide enhanced financial aid to 36,384 families, who are mostly living in Jammu region after their displacement from PoK post Independence.
Each of these families will get around Rs 5.5 lakh as aid, a senior official said.
The amount is “one time settlement” for the displaced families and will be released to the Jammu and Kashmir Government to be disbursed to eligible families through Direct Benefit Transfer. (AGENCIES)
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