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Chhattisgarh government had decided to revise the compensation paid for the damage caused to the houses in the natural calamity.
“The state government had amended the required clauses in the revenue code to increase the compensation paid for the loss to the natural disaster victims,” a state government spokesperson said. The disaster management department had issued a circular to all the district collectors in this regard.
The circular had attached sheet of the revised rate with which the victim would be paid compensation for the loss or damage caused to the house. The order would come into immediate effect, the spokesperson said.
According to the revised rate, the owner of the pucca house damaged in the natural calamity would now get Rs 75000. Earlier, the state government was paying Rs 70,000. Similarly, the kucca house damaged in nature’s fury would be paid Rs 17,500 as against Rs 15,000 paid earlier by the state government.
The partial damaged pucca house would now be paid at the rate of Rs 12, 600 while earlier, the state government was paying Rs 6300. Similarly, the compensation for the kucca houses partial damaged had been increased from Rs 3200 to Rs 3800. The poor person whose hut would completely damage in the natural calamity would now get Rs 3000 as against earlier rate of Rs 2500.
With the monsoon at the door step, Chhattisgarh government had geared up its preparedness to deal with the natural disaster. The revised rate of compensation for the houses damaged was part of the exercise, the government spokesperson added.
