ONE TIME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED PERSONS OF POJK (1947) AND CHHAMB (1965 & 1971) SETTLED IN JAMMU & KASHMIR
Background:
The Hon’ble Prime Minister, during his visit to J&K on 07.11.2015 announced a rehabilitation package of ₹2000 crore under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015 for Jammu & Kashmir for the rehabilitation of 36,384 Displaced Families of Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (POJK-1947) and Chhamb area (1965 & 1971) in order to enable these families to run small business or to undertake scientific farming, livestock or other land-based activities, which can provide the displaced families some assured and sustained earning.
Under the scheme, one-time financial assistance of ₹5.5 lakh (₹5,49,692/- is the Central share and ₹308 is the State share) is provided to the displaced families through DBT mode using PFMS module. The Government of J&K collects the details such as Aadhaar number, bank account etc. of eligible beneficiaries, authenticates them and up-loads the details in the PFMS module for subsequent disbursement by MHA. It is mentioned that since inception of the scheme, this Ministry had disbursed a total amount of ₹15,40,93,20,695/- to 35720 beneficiaries up to 31.03.2026. Thus, the total disbursement made so far have covered 77% approx. of the budgetary outlay of ₹2000 crore.
Benefits:
To provide supplementary financial assistance to displaced families so as to enable them to run small businesses or to undertake scientific farming, livestock or other land-based activities, which can provide them some assured and sustained earnings.
Extension of time-line:
To cover the remaining displaced families under the Rehabilitation Package approved by the Cabinet on 30.11.2016 under the Prime Minister’s Development Package 2015 (PMDP-2015) for Jammu and Kashmir, within the already sanctioned funds of ₹2,000 crore. The said scheme was further extended from time to time, i.e. from 31.03.2022 to 31.03.2024, from 31.03.2024 to 31.03.2025 and from 31.03.2025 to 31.03.2026 with approval of the competent authority of this Ministry within the approved outlay ₹2000 crore. The details are as under:
(Amount in ₹)
| Year | Total Allocation | Total Disbursement | No. of Beneficiaries covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 300,00,00,000 | 9,33,56,025 | 175 |
| 2017-18 | 470,00,00,000 | 469,99,56,065 | 10,348 |
| 2018-19 | 600,00,00,000 | 599,98,97,991 | 14,016 |
| 2019-20 | 242,50,00,000 | 242,45,42,637 | 5,916 |
| 2020-21 | 92,03,00,000 | 91,94,93,042 | 2,260 |
| 2021-22 | 39,00,00,000 | 38,61,43,727 | 921 |
| 2022-23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 109,03,00,000 | 82,18,25,473 | 1,916 |
| 2025-26 | 6,42,00,000 | 6,41,05,735 | 168 |
| 15,40,93,20,695 | 35720 |
The scheme (a sub-component of Umbrella Scheme ‘Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates’) is proposed to be extended in consonance with XVI FC Cycle within the approved outlay of ₹2,000 crore. However, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance has granted interim extension to this Scheme up-to March, 2027.