Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has approved a sum of Rs 4.20 crore for identified disaster affected families in Chamoli and Tehri districts. Rawat also approved 180 days maternity leave along with allowance for Anganwadi workers and assistants.
According to sources, the chief minister approved the disaster management and rehabilitation department’s proposal for 65 disaster affected families of Kuling village in Tharali block of Chamoli district.
The Rs 2.76 crore proposal for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the 65 families submitted by the state level rehabilitation committee was approved by the Chief Minister.
Similarly, for Tehri district, the state level rehabilitation committee had submitted a proposal amounting to Rs 1.44 crore for the rehabilitation of 34 disaster affected families of Kot village in Balganga Tehsil who were affected by landslide.
The Chief Minister granted his approval to this proposal. In addition to this, the chief minister has also granted approval to 180 days paid maternity leave for Anganwadi workers and assistants.