Punjab Government has placed an amount of Rs 53.43 crore at the disposal of all the Deputy Commissioners of the State to immediately tackle any exigency arising out of the prevailing COVID-19 crisis.
The amount has been released by the Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department, and the funds have been charged to the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
Giving the district-wise breakup of funds released to the DCs, maximum Rs 6.75 crore has been allotted to Sri Muktsar Sahib district to tackle quarantine clusters in slums etc as a preventive measure. Mainly, these funds will be used for food and rations, said the state’s Special Chief Secretary, Punjab Disaster Management (COVID-19), KBS Sidhu.
Among other districts, Amritsar received Rs 6crore, Rs 5 crore each for Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur, followed by Rs 3.50 crore for Faridkot, and Rs 3 crore each has been released to Jalandhar and Sangrur.
Patiala district has been given Rs 2.50 crore and Rs 2.18 crore has gone to SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Rs 1.90 crore to Moga.
Similarly, the SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr) district has been given Rs 1.60 crore whereas the districts of Tarn Taran, Gurdaspur, Roop Nagar and Fazilka have been given Rs 1.50 crore each. Besides, Rs 1.25 crore each has been given to Ferozepur, Pathankot and Barnala, followed by Rs 1 crore each for Kapurthala and Bathinda while Rs 75 lakh has been released to the Mansa and Rs 50 lakh to Fatehgarh Sahib.