App Launched In Jammu And Kashmir's Udhampur To Provide Immediate Relief To Natural Disaster Victims

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 are 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. Before providing monetary aid to locals, Patwari will visit the affected house and click photos of the damages that occurred to it along with the beneficiary’s Adhaar card, any FIR copy, and the PWD report.

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