J&k Government on Saturday ordered release of Rs five crore as ex-gratia relief to the victims of Jammu province for loss of property suffered in recent communal clashes in Kishtwar and other districts. An order issued by General Administration Department said sanction is accorded to release of Rs five crore as ex-gratia to the victims whose houses/ shops got damaged during violence in the Jammu province after the Kishtwar clashes. The funds have been kept at the disposal of the Department of Revenue andRelief. The Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Shantmanu, said the ex-gratia would be provided on basis of the damage to the property. Sources said the Revenue Department has already been asked by the state government to assess losses to the property and business and submitreport to the Government. “Once the department submits the report of damage to the property including houses and shops the compensation will be distributed accordingly,” sources said. A senior official in the Revenue Department said there was no direction on the quantum of compensation to be provided to the victims for completely/ partially gutted houses or business establishments. In this regard the official said the Deputy Commissioners of the Districts concerned where the damage has taken place would direct for the assessment of the loss to the property in their respective jurisdictions. “The authorities will then work out the scale for providing compensation to the victims for complete/partial damage to the property and accordingly the process will be taken up,” the official said. Three people were killed in the communal violence in Kishtwar which broke out on August 9, besides large damage to property. According to reports dozens of houses and shops and a few restaurants were set afire by miscreants in Kishtwar.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 02:36:22 +0000
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