The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has consistently been distributing financial relief under Mission Chardi Kala for the rehabilitation of flood and rain-affected people. Today over Rs. 17 crore were distributed to flood victims at several locations across the state by the Punjab Government.
Under this campaign, Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains distributed crop compensation worth about Rs. 2 crore 26 lakhs to flood victims of Sri Anandpur Sahib assembly constituency at village Jindwari. While sharing further details, S. Bains said that today, Rs. 72,12,000 has been distributed to 70 farmers of Sub-Division Sri Anandpur Sahib, Rs. 58,89,000 to 101 farmers of Sub-Division Nangal and Rs. 89,68,000 to 35 farmers belonging to Sub-Division Rupnagar.
Similarly, in Ajnala area of Amritsar, former Cabinet Minister Punjab and MLA Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal distributed compensation amount of Rs. 5.86 crore to 1330 farmers. It was the fourth consecutive day of the third phase of the relief distribution process when the state government provided the financial assistance to flood-affected families across the state.
An official spokesperson said that today, the people of flood-affected villages Bhaini Kadar Bakhsh and Pasan Kadim of Sultanpur in the Kapurthala district were handed over the sanction letters of compensation amount of Rs. 40 lakh. The spokesperson said that apart from this, the sanction letters were also handed over to 380 flood victims at Talwandi Sabo and Maur to distribute under Mission Chardi Kala.
The spokesperson said that Chief Whip Prof. Baljinder Kaur handed over the sanction letters to 80 beneficiaries at Talwandi Sabo. The spokesperson said that MLA Sukhbir Singh Maisarkhana handed over the sanction letters to 300 people affected by heavy rain or flood-like situation in Maur constituency of Bathinda district.
The spokesperson said that today, MLA Dharamkot Davinderjit Singh Ladi Dhos also handed over sanction letters of to Rs 5.83 crore to about 1350 beneficiaries. He said that in Ferozepur Urban assembly constituency, Ranbir Singh Bhullar visited village Kamal Wala (Muthianwala) and Bala Megha and handed over sanction letters amounting to Rs 1 crore 5 lakh to the flood affected families of the villages.
The spokesperson said that Fazilka MLA Narinderpal Singh Sawna distributed an amount of Rs 1 crore 57 lakh to the farmers at Shah Hithar (Gulaba Bhaini), a flood affected village. It is noteworthy that Punjab is providing the highest ever compensation to the flood affected families and the state government has also ensured that relief should be given to every affected family in a transparent manner.
The compensation amount for the damage of a house has been increased from Rs 6,500 to Rs 40,000, while farmers were being given Rs 20,000 per acre for crop damage. The state government is providing compensation of Rs 37,500 per milking cattle, Rs 32,000 per non-milking cattle, Rs 20,000 per calf and Rs 100 per poultry bird with the aim of restoring their livelihood.