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Weird conditions, disorganized strategy lead to failure of PoK DPs relief disbursement scheme: Chuni


Jammu, February , (Scoop News)- “The whole process of disbursement of relief amount meant for PoK Displaced Persons of 1947, 65 and 71 is completely imperfect which is triggering total into failure of the scheme” this was stated by Rajiv Chuni Chairman, S. O. S. International – An organization for PoK Displaced Persons in a press statement issued here today. While elaborating the facts, S. O. S. International Chairman said that the procedure which authorities have adopted clearly indicating that the scheme is going disastrous because the officials appointed are totally ignorant and unaware of the ground realities.
Mr. Chuni further said that it is such a bizarre move of Government that officials who were hardly appointed 1-2 years back are giving suggestions to higher authorities regarding relief amount disbursement among PoK DPs which is resulting in drastic elevation of troubles to them manifold. “PoK DPs who have been facing troubles for last 7 decades are again combating with another trouble to have a sigh of relief in the form of relief amount due to out of context strategy of the Government. What will be more bizarre that no notification was published in print media regarding issuance of claim forms? Everything has been messed up due to bad and weird planning of authorities. Only one counter has been setup for disbursement of claim forms which is at Provincial Rehabilitation Office (PRO) where long queues are being witnessed there, old folk can be seen waiting for 4-5 hours in queues for their turn to get forms, no facility of drinking water and so on. The relief amount is meant to ease the problems but bad planning and strange conditions have placed more troubles before PoK DPs” he added.
He further said that he telephonically discussed the issue with Chief Secretary and Divisional Commissioner over the problems pertaining to PoK DPs. “I urged both CS and Div Com that representatives of registered NGOs working for the DPs must be inducted in the process of disbursement of relief amount as the officials assigned for this task are unaware of the ground situation. Division Commissioner was further told that disbursement of claim forms should be made available from various counters instead from only one counter. Other districts must be equipped with counters for easily availability of claim forms to beneficiaries. I urged that JK Bank must be given the authority to disburse claim forms so that PoK DPS can easily have them without any harassment”, S. O. S. International Chairman stated.
He further said that strange conditions in terms of collecting credentials have become another headache for PoK DPs. “Government is asking for making legal heir certificate but if head of the family is already there then what is the use of legal heir certificate? An additional strange condition that Government is putting is to attach copy of “Form A or Loan ledger or Nominal Role” duly certified by PRO/Dy. PRO which is entirely indigestible? If the claimant is already having the said copy/copies issued by the same authority with him then what is the fun of asking for certified copy. The next condition is submission of State Subject/Aadhar Card. It is widely known that approximately 90% PoK DPs don’t have PRC/Aadhar Card and to cope with this, I have urged CS & Div Com to launch camps for immediate issuance of these vital documents. PoK DPs are asked to provide 16 digits bank account number and it can be called an extra tantrum on part of Government as there is need of providing of entire bank account number along with IFSC Code but not 16 digits account number”, he added.
S. O. S. International Chairman further said because of above mentioned disorganized strategy and weird conditions, the relief amount disbursement scheme is going to become an absolute breakdown. “It is need of the hour that authorities must take immediate steps to bring the relief disbursement scheme on track by adopting proper planning and involving registered NGOs of stakeholders who are well versed with ground realities so that any further aggravation can be ended and first installment of scheme can be handed over to PoK DPs smoothly.


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