Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has accepted a relief package amounting to two-crore ninety-four lac and twenty-two thousand rupees as a part of the relief package to tourism sector stakeholders in wake of the COVD-19 pandemic.
An order OM Number: FD-VII-20(58) 2007-08 dated May 14, 2021, with reference to Tourism Department’s letter No. TSM/ Acctt/Misc/ 2020, dated: 22th May 2021, states that the undersigned – Director Budge Finance Department – is directed to intimate that Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmir has accepted to present funds to the tune of Rs. 2,94,22,000/-(Rupees two crore ninety-four lakh and twenty-two thousand solely) out of “J&Ok Relief Fund”.
The matrix of the rolled out relief package, as per the order, states that Director Tourism, Kashmir has been accepted to get 2,92,54,000 with 4444 Shikarawalas to get 88,88,000; 1370 Tourist Guides 27,40,000; 6663 Ponywalas 1,33,26,000 and 2150 Dandiwalas/Sledgewalas/Palkiwalas 43,00,000 – a complete of 14627 beneficiaries – for 2 months.
In the meantime, Director Tourism Jammu has been accepted to get 1,68,000 with 13 Tourist Guides to get 26,000 and 71 Ponywalas to get 1,42,000.
The Tourism Department by advantage of the order has been suggested to comply with up the discharge of funds with the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.
The quantity shall be transferred from the “J&K Relief Fund” to the official account of the Department for additional switch to the beneficiaries involved.Â
