Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 6: The six member Cabinet Sub Committee constituted to review the relief and rehabilitation effort mounted by the State Government in the wake of devastating floods of September, 2014 held its first meeting here today, at the Civil Secretariat.
The meeting was convened by Minster for Public Health Engineering and Irrigation & Flood Control, Sukhnandan Kumar and was attended by the members including Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment and Culture, Dr. Haseeb Drabu, Minister for Health and Medical Education and ARI Trainings, Ch. Lal Singh, Minister for Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Relief and Rehabilitation, Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari, Minister for Public Works, Floriculture and Gardens and Parks, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and Minister for Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports, Imran Raza Ansari.
The Committee was briefed by Commissioner-Secretary Revenue, Vinod Kaul about the steps taken for providing relief to the affected families and issues yet to be resolved about provision of relief to such families.
After extensive deliberations, it was decided that the members of the Cabinet Sub Committee will visit the Valley and the affected parts to have interaction with the Divisional Administration and concerned Deputy Commissioners to review the status of relief and rehabilitation measures that have been taken in view of recent floods.
The Cabinet Sub Committee will also meet the affected traders and other stakeholders. The visit is meant to ensure that the Administration is geared up for the disbursement of financial assistance which is expected soon.
The meeting was also informed that long overdue relief package of around Rs.44,000 crore is being reactivated in the light of World Bank assessment report.
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