MHA to reimburse money used on aid
In another attempt to reach out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Union home ministry has decided to reimburse all funds spent by the state government for paying compensation for damages and losses to the victims of cross border firing by Pakistan.
Earlier, the state government had approached the Centre with the request to share the financial burden for paying this compensation to the victims of cross border firing. The Centre has also asked the state government to expedite the process of finalising the amount so that it can be reimbursed by the Centre.
Minister of State in the PMO Dr Jitendra Singh also reiterated that the J& K government should expedite the mechanism and seek prompt reimbursement of funds from the Centre. This will curb the delay and resolve the demand of the State Government about nonpayment or inadequate payment of compensation to the border victims, Dr Singh further added.
The Minister also said that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh were extremely sensitive to the demands of residents of the border areas and thus promptly agreed to the request of the state government.
The home ministry will reimburse the compensation to the J& K Government as part of the Security Related Expenditure ( SRE). In addition, Centre has asked the state government to pay relief and compensation for damage to houses, crop losses or livestock losses etc. King Abdullah of Jordan will begin a three- day visit to India on Tuesday and will on Thursday deliver a much- anticipated address in New Delhi on “Islamic heritage — Promoting Understanding and Moderation”. Sources said representatives of various Muslim organisations, academicians and think- tank experts are among those who will be invited to the keenly- watched event. The key message of moderation in Islam is something that the Modigovernment is also keen to promote. Sources said that the issue of deradicalisation has been a global initiative of the Jordanian King who is a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad.