New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) A delegation of West Pakistan Refugee Action Committee headed by Mr Labha Ram Gandhi on Tuesday met the Union Minister of State for Prime Minister Office Dr Jitendra Singh and discussed compensation related a issues with him.
Dr Singh said the Centre is in constant touch with the Jammu and Kashmir State Government and instructions had been issued to simplify the procedure related to identification and other formalities to the maximum extent, so that the disbursement of compensation of Rs 5.5 lakh per family to West Pakistan Refugee (WPR) population could be undertaken at the earliest and could be completed without undue delay.
He said that he is in regular touch of the concerned officers to ensure that wherever a family was unable to produce documents mandated in the existing rules, a separate inquiry could be conducted by the concerned Deputy Commissioner to establish the claim of the said family and based on the information obtained and recorded by the Deputy Commissioner, the family could be declared as being West Pakistan Refugee and therefore eligible for the issue of relief and compensation accordingly.