The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has increased compensation for flood victims from Rs1 million to Rs2 million and the injured will get Rs500,000 instead of Rs50,000, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday.
A notification issued in this regard stated that owners of destroyed houses will get Rs1 million compensation instead of Rs400,000.
Earlier, on Thursday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has announced compensation package for flood victims of the province.
The package announced by KP Cabinet includes approval of Rs2 million compensation for families of those who died in the floods and Rs500,000 for the injured, Rs. 1 billion for PDMA under the “Food Stamp” scheme to provide Rs. 15,000 per affected family and special martyr’s package for the crew killed in a helicopter crash during Bajaur air relief operations.
Approval of a Rs. 180.3 million special package for police martyrs’ families and injured personnel, Rs. 20 billion supplementary grant to complete ongoing development schemes and restore damaged infrastructure and intra-sectoral re-appropriation to improve financial management and efficient use of resources.
The package also includes approval of Rs. 62.3 million grant for holding Seerat conferences across the province during the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, exemption of Peshawar High Court from release policy and full access to the SAP system.
Reporter: Malik Rehman