Over 5,000 Rural Houses In J&K To Get PMAY Support: Minister

Srinagar- Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced a comprehensive relief package for Jammu and Kashmir, promising swift assistance to families and farmers affected by recent floods, landslides and heavy rains in rural areas.

Chouhan said over 5,000 houses damaged in the calamity will be rebuilt under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), with each rural household eligible for ₹1.30 lakh along with a toilet and ₹40,000 worth of MGNREGA wages for labour costs.

“Right now, the list that has come to me of houses being damaged is 5,101. After returning from here, I will approve these houses. Those whose houses are broken will get this amount so that they can reconstruct their houses,” he said.

On crop losses, the minister assured that nearly 7,000 insured cultivators will receive full compensation after a proper ground survey.“Any negligence or irregularity will be an injustice to the affected farmer, and committing this injustice will be a very big sin,” he said, adding that a central team has been deployed to work directly with insurance companies.

The package also includes ₹17,000 per hectare for vegetable losses under the NDRF, and compensation for livestock - ₹37,000 per milch animal and ₹32,000 for horses and oxen swept away in the floods.

In a major boost to rural livelihoods, Chouhan announced ₹76 crore for NGOs and women's self-help groups to revive their activities, and an increase in MGNREGA workdays from 100 to 150 to generate more employment.

“We have brought the message of the prime minister that in every possible way we will serve you. The pain that I have seen here, I will also present to the prime minister. We will rise again, stand up again and start walking again,” he said, reassuring the affected communities.

'Your Pain Is Our Pain': Chouhan To Jammu Farmers

Meanwhile Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan visited flood-hit farms in the Basmati-rich R S Pura border area of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. He assured the affected farmers that with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's blessings, the central and state governments would take all necessary steps to restore their livelihoods and bring them out of this disaster.

Thousands of hectares of land in Jammu, particularly in R S Pura area, were badly affected due to floods triggered by heavy rains at the end of August.

“I have come here to tell you that the central government, together with the state government and with the blessings of the prime minister, will pull the farmers out of this disaster. Your pain is our pain, your suffering is our suffering,” Chouhan told farmers in Gram Badyal Brahmin in R S Pura.

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