INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI | Updated: Nov 24, 2019 10:00 ISTSrinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Nov 24 (ANI): Udhampur district administration in Jammu and
Kashmir on Saturday launched a mobile application 'SAKOON- E- AWAAM' with an aim to bring accountability and transparency to settle and
disburse compensation to people whose houses were affected due to any natural calamity
The main aim and objective of the app is to reduce the processing time in providing relief to the natural calamities victims
"Under this new initiative, beneficiaries will be facilitated with a direct quick amount transfer to their accounts and financial
calculation will be done automatically through software as per the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms," Piyush Singla, Deputy
Commissioner Udhampur, told ANI.Before providing monetary aid to locals, Patwari will visit the affected house and click photos of the
damages occurred to it along with beneficiary's Adhaar card, any FIR copy and PWD report."Patwari will upload all these documents to the app
which will be monitored by the district development commissioner and deputy commissioner
Thereafter, the amount will be dispersed within 7 to 15 days," Singla said
Natural calamities victims have been waiting for compensation for quite a long time
Locals hailed the government for this move, stating that such initiatives shall be taken up across the country to provide immediate relief
to common masses affected by a natural calamity
"Last night, a 7-year-old died after a house was collapsed due to incessant rains
Earlier, it used to take very long to provide compensation to the victims
Now, relief disposal will be provided on the spot," Saima Patwari, Patwar Halqa Londana said."Most of the people have kutcha houses
They have no mone to re-build their houses
It is a great step taken up by the government
It would also reduce corruption in government schemes," another local said
