Due to violence committed by the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Sombijit) (NDFB/S) in December, 2014, more than 2.86 lakh persons took refuge in the relief camps set by the State Government of Assam. As per report, all inmates have returned to their native place/villages and all relief camps have been wound up.
The State Government has provided ex-gratia payment of Rs. 5 lakh to adult and Rs. 3 lakh to minor to the Next of the Kin (NoK) who died in the violence. Besides, Central Government has also provided Rs. 3 lakh to the NoK of the deceased. The State Government of Assam had provided relief materials and rehabilitation grant of Rs. 50,000 per family for fully damaged and Rs. 22,000 per family for partially damaged houses.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Smt. Naznin Faruque in the Rajya Sabha today.
The State Government has provided ex-gratia payment of Rs. 5 lakh to adult and Rs. 3 lakh to minor to the Next of the Kin (NoK) who died in the violence. Besides, Central Government has also provided Rs. 3 lakh to the NoK of the deceased. The State Government of Assam had provided relief materials and rehabilitation grant of Rs. 50,000 per family for fully damaged and Rs. 22,000 per family for partially damaged houses.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply to a question by Smt. Naznin Faruque in the Rajya Sabha today.
