Question : VIOLENCE IN GUJARAT

(a) the number of persons displaced and rehabilitated during the recent Gujarat violence, till date;

(b) the nature and the extent of the Central assistance given so far to the State Government for the rehabilitation of the displaced persons;

(c) the number of relief camps so for closed/existing in the State;

(d) the steps taken by the Central Government to resettle the remaining displaced persons; and

(e) the number of displaced persons so far who could not get accommodation and the time by which they are likely to be provided accommodation?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI I.D.SWAMI)


(a): The maximum number of persons displaced who took shelter in different rehabilitation camps run by the NGOs with the assistance of the State Govt. was 1.32 lakh. A total of 37441 applications were received for housing assistance and after inquiry an amount of Rs. 28.56 crores has been disbursed in 28261 cases and 9180 cases were found ineligible.

(b): The total amount of Central assistance as per the Economic Rehabilitation Package for Gujarat announced by the Prime Minister in the Parliament on 30.4.2002 amounted to Rs. 150 crore and a sum of Rs. 77.20 crores has been released to the State Govt. so far for various schemes like housing assistance, creation of earning assets, assistance for setting up business and industry under Prime Minister`s Rozgar Yojana and Swarna Jayanti Rozgar Yojana, providing household kits and compensation for death.

(c): All the relief camps have been closed by the organisers except one with 406 inmates at Quresh Jamat Hall, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad city.

(d) & (e): The Central Government`s relief and rehabilitation package covers all the affected persons and assistance for housing has been disbursed to all eligible persons.