1984 riot victims to get compensation

Anti-Sikh riot victims have reason to cheer as their long pending demand of getting financial assistance was met during the public hearing session held on Monday.

General S F Rodrigues (Retd) directed officials of the UT Administration to disburse grants in all the 92 cases,which have been cleared in scrutiny.

The announcement was made in response to a complaint filed by a riot victim.

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Finance Secretary Sanjay Kumar was asked to expedite the disbursement.

During the session,while giving a sympathetic hearing to a group of ragpickers from Sector 56,Rodrigues told Home Secretary Ram Niwas to organise a camp and provide ration cards on the spot.

In another case,a widow complained that a person has forcibly occupied her shack.

General Rodrigues directed DIG Mahavir Singh to immediately take strict action against the encroacher.

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Redressing problems of the physically challenged,the Administrator asked Ram Niwas and Sanjay Kumar to allot the 150 booths constructed for them.

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