Cash to recompense flood deaths issued

Federal government announced Rs1 million compensation amount on the direction of PM Shehbaz, says minister

ISLAMABAD:

The federal government transferred compensation amount to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for onward payment to the heirs of 1,717 people killed in the recent floods, the National Assembly was informed on Monday.

Speaking on the floor of the lower house, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi said that the federal government had announced Rs1 million compensation amount on the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The amount, he said, would be disbursed under the criteria set for the payment.

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“The federal government would not delay the payment to the affected families,” the parliamentary affairs minister told the house. “For the first time, the government has made the payment within 15 days to the affected families,” he added.

Abbasi said that a joint survey would be conducted to assess the damage to the houses in the flood-hit areas for the payout. He said that the federal government had provided all the required assistance to provinces to deal with emergency-like situations.