Punjab will provide significant assistance from the central government to emerge from the most terrible floods since 1988. The floods of Punjab have considered a ‘extremely severe disaster. Now the state will be able to meet the extra funds from the center. At the same time, the central government will increase the share of the central government in rehabilitation.
The Union government has agreed to the declaration of “excessive flooded”, which has been paved the way to increase the compensation and allotment of additional funds. After this decision in the Union government, the Punjab Government will receive a soft loan of 5095 crore under the capital investment of the capital investment. These funds will be spent on a particular public infrastructure with floods.
There will be no changes to the compensation of the crops, but will benefit home owners directly. Previously, under the SDRF rules, the entire damaged home was received by Rs 1.20 lakh. Now, this compensation will increase 3 lakh. The state government has already announced a compensation of ₹ 20,000 per acre for the loss of crops while Rs 6,800 per acre under SDRF.
In an interim memorandum handed over the Center on September 7, Punjab estimates rural damage to the floods of floods. For the Water Resources Department of Rs 1,543 crore for the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Rs 10,042 crore for the Department of Education, Punjab, for the Department of Education and Animal Husbandry Department. Are.
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Earlier on Thursday, Union Ministers Jatinder Singh and Jatin Prasad visited Pathankot and Gurdaspur’s flood affected areas to assess the loss. The Center’s decision has been relieved to the Punjab Government and it is expected to grow in the work of reconstruction.
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