Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today directed officials to update the database of people affected by the violence in the past three decades in the state so that concrete steps for their complete integration into the social set-up could be taken.
Chairing the Seventh Governing Council meeting of J&K Rehabilitation Council here today, the Chief Minister said special programmes should be planned for the rehabilitation and integration of poor victims into the social mainstream of the state. She said intervention was needed for the proper and complete rehabilitation of women and children, particularly in education and health sectors.
Minister for Social Welfare Sajad Ghani Lone was also present in the meeting.
The meeting decided to review the number of widows, orphans and parents of killed persons in the state so that an actual and updated number of such victims was available for their rehabilitation. It also decided that the action plan for the council would henceforth be finalised in March every year so that the assistance could be disbursed from April onwards.
The meeting also decided to enhance the one-time marriage assistance to young widows and grown-up daughters of the victims to Rs 40,000 per case. The meeting also asked the council to pursue the various funding patterns available in the Central government for the benefit of victims of violence in the state.
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