Question : Relief to Victims of 1984 Riots

(a) whether there is any provision for pension or relief amount for Sikhs who are victim of 1984 riots;
(b) if so, the details of pension or relief amount for which provision has been made;
(c) whether the said amount is disbursed by the Union Government or the State Government and if so, the details along with the disbursement process thereof;
(d) whether the victims are getting regular pension;
(e) the total number of victims in Chhattisgarh along with the details thereof, district-wise;
(f) the number of victims, out of above, who have not received pension and the time since when their pension is due along with the reasons therefor; and
(g) the time by which pension amount is likely to be paid to the said victims?

MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
(SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): The Union Government introduced a rehabilitation package to provide relief to victims of 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots. The scheme contained ex-gratia payment of Rs. 3.5 lakh for each death case and Rs. 1.25 lakh in case of injuries. The scheme also contained a provision for State Governments to grant pension to widows and old aged parents of death victims at the uniform rate of Rs. 2500/- per month, for whole life. The expenditure on payment of pension was to be borne by the State Government.
In 2014, the Government of India introduced a scheme for grant of enhanced relief of Rs. 5 lakh per deceased person, who died during 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots. In Union Budget-2021-22, a provision of Rs. 4.5 crore has been made for payment of enhanced compensation to the next of kin of deceased of 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots.
(c) & (d): For payment of enhanced ex-gratia amount, the States/UTs would disburse the money from their own funds and Ministry of Home Affairs would reimburse the amount to the concerned State/UT Government on receipt of utilization certificate.
(e) to (g):The State Government of Chhattisgarh has informed that there are 11 victims in the State, and the district wise details are- Bilaspur-01, Rajnandgaon-02, Durg-01, Mahasamund-01, Sarguja-04, Raipur-01, Janjgir Champa-01. The State has a provision of paying relief/pension @ Rs. 3500/- per month. *****