Haryana Government has further released an interim assistance of Rs3.44 crore to 152 more people whose properties have been damaged in recent Jat quota agitation in the State.
The State Government had a day before released an interim assistance of Rs1.12 crore to 203 persons on Sunday. An official spokesman on Monday said that this amount is being released directly to bank accounts of the claimants through RTGS. This assistance is of Rs1,08,37,500 for 33 persons in Rohtak district, Rs1,77,10,000 for 98 persons in Sonepat, of Rs57,31,366 for 20 persons in Hisar and Rs2,00,000 for one person in Jind district. He said that full claims would be made to the claimants after verification by assessment committee within seven days.
During the nine days long Jat agitation, damage was caused to property that includes destruction of many shops, showrooms, hotels, malls and vehicles by Jat community rioters in Jhajjar, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Jind, Sonipat, Hisar and other districts.
Several Government buildings, private shops, malls, educational institutions, hospitals and showrooms were also set on fire by the hooligans during the agitation while hundreds of shops were also looted. The traders, businessmen, companies and government officials have started assessing the damage to immovable and movable property during the peak of the violence in the state.
The Manohar lal Khattar Government has made available a proforma for claiming compensation at the earliest. The proforma has been made available on the website of Urban local Bodies Department i.e. www.ulbharyana.gov.in. It is also available in the offices of Deputy Commissioner, Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM), Tehsildar and Municipality.