Dr Jitendra announces Rs 5 lakh for Kishtwar victims

An immediate assistance of Rs 5 lakh was announced today for the victims of the fire incident at Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district by Union Minister of State in PMO,Dr Jitendra Singh.
Soon after receiving the news about the incident, Dr Singh got in touch with the Kishtwar MLA and MoS Sunil Sharma, who gave him details about the incident as well as the follow-up relief work. Sharma also paid an immediate visit to the affected town of Kishtwar, an official release said.
An ancient temple and two houses were gutted in suspicious fire triggering tension in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, where a shut-down was observed following a call given by the Sanatum Dharam Sabha (SDS) yesterday.

Sharma also informed that he had offered Rs 1 lakh for reconstructing the damaged structures.
Meanwhile, Dr Singh expressed satisfaction that both the administration as well as the civil society leaders had immediately moved in to ensure that there was no untoward sequel to the incident or any communal strife.
He said, the district administration at Kishtwar has conveyed that they were providing all possible help, financial and otherwise, to the affected families affected and that his constituency office at Jammu was maintaining regular contact and coordination.
Since the situation has been reported to be normal, Dr Singh said, he would plan a visit to Kishtwar after the conclusion of the ongoing session of Parliament.

He assured that, in addition to the immediate grant of Rs 5 lakh from his MPLADS funds, he would also be ready to provide more monetary help as and when required.