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India Approves Rs 25 Crore Extra Compensation for Homes Damaged by Pakistani Shelling

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised maximum payouts to Rs 2 lakh after cross-border shelling intensified along the Jammu and Kashmir line of control

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Overview

  • The Union Home Ministry sanctioned an additional Rs 25 crore to rebuild 2,060 homes in Jammu and Kashmir border areas damaged since Operation Sindoor
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi designated Rs 2 lakh for each fully destroyed house and Rs 1 lakh for partial damage
  • Equivalent compensation measures will be extended to affected households along the Punjab border
  • Home Minister Amit Shah visited Poonch on May 29–30 to oversee relief distribution and award compassionate appointments to families of shelling victims
  • Authorities evacuated 3.25 lakh residents, opened 397 shelter centres and deployed 394 ambulances along with 2,818 civil defence volunteers for emergency services