PM AJK announces Rs500 per person increment for refugees

MIRPUR: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan said Saturday that refugees of Jammu and Kashmir were the part of our body and the government was well aware of the discomfort and sufferings of our brethren they were facing.

Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to two different delegations of Refugees representatives on Saturday.

Member Legislative Assembly, Miss Naseema Wani was also present in the meeting.

Prime Minister announced an increment of Rs500 per person in the monthly financial relief being extended to the AJK based refugees from occupied Jammu & Kashmir.

The Prime Minister assured the representatives of the refugees that their issues would be addressed earliest and he would have a detailed meeting with the refugees by the end of this month.

“It is our responsibility to resolve all the problems of refugees as they have left their homes for freedom movement of Kashmir” PM AJK maintained.

Prime Minister stated that implementation of 6 percent quota of Jammu Kashmir migrants would be addressed, adding that increment in living allowance was the just beginning, “all other issues including their rehabilitation will be addressed soon” he said.

Talking to the delegation, Prime Minister said that the first time the PML-N government has launched the scheme for supplying basic facilities in Refugees camps, which includes concreted corridors and streets, water supply schemes, and other environment friendly schemes.

The Prime Minister said that the first priority of the PML-N's government was the freedom movement of Kashmir, for which we are utilizing all the sources.

He also directed the Department of Rehabilitation for taking necessary measures to enhance the beauty within camps, “we do not claim but believe on practical steps, and it is our effort that those who leave their home for freedom movement, they should not feel despondent at any stage that they made a wrong decision,” Farooq Haider added.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister handed over the notification of increment of 500 rupees per person with effect from February 2018, Government of AJK will bear the expenses of this increment about 20 million per month.

Young representatives who came along with refugees delegations raised slogans in favor of the Prime Minister within the premises of Prime Minister House.