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Himachal releases ₹8.9 crore rent aid for disaster-hit families
This financial support aims to ensure that affected families do not face difficulties in renting accommodation. The state government is providing rental assistance of ₹10,000 per family in urban areas and ₹5,000 per family in rural areas from its own resources.
The Himachal Pradesh government has released ₹8.97 crore to provide rental assistance to disaster-affected families whose houses were completely damaged or rendered uninhabitable due to heavy monsoon rains in 2025.
This financial support aims to ensure that affected families do not face difficulties in renting accommodation. The state government is providing rental assistance of ₹10,000 per family in urban areas and ₹5,000 per family in rural areas from its own resources. Under this initiative, 2,817 families in rural areas and 88 families in urban areas have benefited.
Due to the monsoon-led disaster in 2025, approximately 16,488 families across the state were affected. During this period, 2,246 houses were completely damaged and 7,888 houses were partially damaged.
A government spokesperson on Sunday said that, for the first time in the country, financial assistance for disaster victims have been increased significantly. Under a special relief package, compensation amounts have been enhanced multiple times. In this regard, the first installment of ₹141.61 crore has been released to beneficiaries for the reconstruction of damaged houses.
