Centre to reimburse Jammu and Kashmir govt for compensation to victims of cross-border firing

New Delhi: Funds spent by the Jammu and Kashmir government in paying compensation to victims of cross-border firing will be reimbursed by the Centre, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. [caption id=“attachment_4365489” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] The minister said the Jammu and Kashmir government should expedite the mechanism and seek prompt reimbursement of funds from the Centre. This would prevent delays and address concerns of the state government “about non-payment or inadequate payment of compensation to border victims”, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for being extremely sensitive in promptly responding to the demands from the border areas. According to a home ministry order, the funds paid as compensation by the Jammu and Kashmir government will be reimbursed by the Centre for security related expenditure (SRE). The Jammu and Kashmir government may consider paying “relief and compensation for housing damages/losses, crop or livestock losses, relief for stay at relief camps, displacement, etc.” to those affected by cross-border firing at rates equal to NDRF recommendations fixed from time to time, the order read. Item-wise claims and compensations paid by the state government to victims of cross-border firing may be submitted along with details, from time to time, to seek timely reimbursement from the Centre, it read.