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| Rana urges govt to revisit one-time settlement for PoK DPs | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 1: National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana on Tuesday urged the Governor's Administration to revisit and review the one-time settlement for displaced persons of Pak-occupied-Kashmir by invoking the recommendations of Omar Abdullah led government, which envisaged Rs 25 lakhs per family instead of the announced Rs 5.50 lakhs.
"The NC led government had made conscious recommendations in terms of a cabinet decision in 2014 by recommending a package for the PoK refugees of 1947, 1965 and 1971involving around Rs 9025 crore but on the contrary the Centre announced a package of Rs 2,000 crore which too is not implemented in letter and spirit", Rana said while interacting with prominent functionaries and members of the SOS International, an organization for the PoK Displaced Persons at Bakshi Nagar here this morning.
Rana said that National Conference is committed to plead the cause of PoK refugees and said their welfare as state subjects of Jammu and Kashmir is a priority for the party. He assured that National Conference will push the package strongly and seek justice for the displaced persons, who have undergone enormous miseries. He recalled the initiatives taken during the tenure of Omar Abdullah as Chief Minister for welfare of the PoK displaced persons, which was evident from the fact that he took the issue with the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh personally. Thereafter also, the issue was taken up with the Governor from time to time, as it pertained to the welfare of a large number of displaced families.
The Chairman, SOS International, Rajiv Chuni presented a memorandum to Rana, which inter-alia, sought implementation of the whole package passed by the State Cabinet in 2014 for PoK displace persons, facilities to all displaced persons at par with the Valley migrants, permit for displaced persons to visit their religious places in Pakistan occupied Kashmir; inclusion of 5,300 PoK DP families living outside the State in the ambit of package passed in October 2014.
Rana assured that all these issues would be taken up with the concerned for appropriate action. He also greeted the PoK DPs by wishing them prosperous and joyous New Year. |
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