More than 87 per cent of families affected by Cyclone Ditwah and eligible for the government’s compensation scheme have already received the Rs. 25,000 relief payment, the Ministry of Defence has announced.
The Ministry said the payments are being disbursed through District and Divisional Secretariats, adding that arrangements are in place to complete the remaining payments by tomorrow (31).
Under the compensation scheme introduced for those impacted by Cyclone Ditwah, relief payments have been completed for 87.4 per cent of the 450,225 families identified as eligible for the Rs. 25,000 allowance.
In addition, the Ministry confirmed that 8.63 per cent of the 153,593 families eligible for the Rs. 50,000 compensation payment have so far received the funds.
Regarding assistance for affected schoolchildren, the Ministry said 14.9 per cent of the 216,142 students eligible for the Rs. 15,000 educational assistance allowance have already been paid.
