MHA provides ₹25 crore extra for 2,060 houses damaged by Pakistani shelling in J&K
On 9 June 2025 in New Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced an additional provision of ₹25 crore for 2,060 houses damaged by cross-border shelling in Jammu and Kashmir.
Summary
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), at the instance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, made an additional provision of ₹25 crore for 2,060 houses, as announced on 9 June 2025, following the Prime Minister's announcement of additional compensation for houses damaged by Pakistani shelling in the border districts of Jammu and Kashmir after Operation Sindoor. As a special case, the additional compensation is ₹2 lakh for each fully damaged house and ₹1 lakh for each partially damaged house. Similar compensation will also be provided in the border areas of Punjab.
Key facts
- Provision
- Additional ₹25 crore from MHA for 2,060 houses
- Rates
- ₹2 lakh per fully damaged house; ₹1 lakh per partially damaged house
- Area
- Border districts of J&K; similar compensation in Punjab border areas
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the special additional compensation for houses damaged by Pakistani shelling in J&K border districts (MHA, 9 June 2025), how much is given for each fully damaged house?
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Correct answer: C — ₹2 lakh
PIB (MHA): as a special case, additional compensation of ₹2 lakh for each fully damaged house and ₹1 lakh for each partially damaged house was announced.
Consider the following statements about the MHA announcement of 9 June 2025: 1. An additional provision of ₹25 crore was made for 2,060 houses. 2. Similar compensation will also be provided in the border areas of Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (MHA): ₹25 crore was provided for 2,060 houses, and similar compensation will be given in the border areas of Punjab, not Rajasthan. So 1 only.