Directive issued for expediting identification of Pak refugees

at 9:00 pm

Jammu (NVI) : The Deputy Commissioners and Tehsildars of Jammu were today directed to organise special camps and expedite the process of identification of West Pakistan Refugees and Displaced Persons.

Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma asked DCs to monitor the verification process and check the genuineness of families through scrutiny of the documents.

The directives were issued by Verma during a meeting here to discuss issues related to West Pakistani Refugees (WPR) and Displaced Persons (DP) cases of 1947, 1965 and 1971.

The Deputy Commissioners apprised the Divisional Commissioner about the number of files of WPR and DPs received and approved in their respective districts.

The meeting was informed that DCs and Tehsildars are in process of verification of family members.