Government has approved continuation of Umbrella Scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates”

What is the News?

The government has approved the continuation of the seven existing sub-schemes under the Umbrella Scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates” for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26.

What is the “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates” Scheme?

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Aim: To enable migrants and repatriates, who have suffered on account of displacement, to earn a reasonable income and to facilitate their inclusion in mainstream economic activities.

Sub-Schemes:

There are seven sub-schemes namely:

– Relief and Rehabilitation of displaced families of Pakistan Occupied Areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Chhamb.

– Relief assistance to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.

– Relief assistance to Brus lodged in relief camps in Tripura.

– Enhanced relief to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Victims. 

– Financial Assistance and other facilities to the families of affected civilian victims of terrorist violence including militancy, insurgency, communal/ Left Wing Extremism violence and cross border firing and victims of mine/IED blasts on Indian Territory.

– Grants-in-aid to Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC).

– Grants-in-Aid to Government of West Bengal for infrastructure development in 51 erstwhile Bangladeshi enclaves in India, situated in Cooch Behar District and for resettlement of 922 returnees from erstwhile Indian enclaves in Bangladesh.

Source: This post is based on the article “Government has approved continuation of Umbrella Scheme “Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates” published in PIB on 2nd March 2022.