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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah connected Thursday (February 5, 2026) said the authorities has approved the allotment of 5 'marlas' of onshore connected a 40-year lease ground to landless families affected by earthy calamities successful 2025.
“More than 6,400 families deed by flash floods and landslides successful Udhampur territory person been provided fiscal assistance,” helium said.
In a written reply to a question by BJP subordinate Balwant Singh Mankotia successful the Assembly, the Chief Minister said the Council of Ministers took a decision, which was followed by a Government Order issued connected January 2, 2026, approving the allotment of 5 marlas (1.60 acre) of State onshore to each landless household rendered stateless owing to floods, landslides, cloudbursts and earthquakes successful Jammu and Kashmir.
He said the onshore would beryllium provided connected a lease ground for residential purposes without charging immoderate premium.
“The beneficiaries volition beryllium required to wage an yearly crushed rent of ₹10 per marla for a play of 40 years, which tin beryllium extended further arsenic per rules aft support by the competent authority,” helium said.
The Chief Minister said the allotment volition beryllium taxable to the conditions laid down successful the Government Order.
He said much than 6,400 families affected by flash floods and landslides successful Udhampur territory person been provided fiscal assistance amounting to much than $23.49 crore.
“A full of 6,449 affected families crossed Udhampur, Chenani, Ramnagar and Latti-Marothi tehsils were provided compensation arsenic per prescribed norms,” helium added.
He said 2,666 affected families successful Udhampur tehsil were sanctioned ₹9.32 crore, astir portion 1,208 families successful Chenani tehsil received much than ₹5 crore.
In Ramnagar tehsil, 2,298 affected families were sanctioned ₹7.8635 crore, and 277 families successful Latti-Marothi tehsil were provided much than ₹1 crore arsenic alleviation assistance.
The Chief Minister said harm appraisal was conducted by tract teams and eligible cases were verified arsenic per State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) norms. He added that compensation was sanctioned and disbursed straight to the affected families done prescribed fiscal mechanisms.
He said the authorities has besides taken steps for rehabilitation of families rendered landless owed to earthy calamities by providing State onshore for residential purposes connected a lease ground nether approved norms.
