Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the functioning of Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation (FFR) Division of the Ministry in New Delhi today. During the meeting Mr Singh reviewed the issues relating to Freedom Fighters' pension, rehabilitation schemes and Enemy Properties. <br/><br/><br/>He said, the rules under the recently ammended Enemy Property Act, 2017 to include disposal and transfer of Enemy properties should be notified expeditiously. It was also decided that the custodian office be strengthened for this purpose and propeties free from encumbrance be identified for quick disposal and monetisation. He said that the appointment of Nodal officers by the State Governments be pursued to coordinate identification, vesting and valuation of enemy properties. <br/><br/>The meeting was informed that the survey of 6,289 properties has been completed. The meeting decided that the distribution of pension through banks to the freedom fighters under Swantratra Sainik Samman Yojana should be further streamlined by strengthening Pension Distribution Monitoring Cell (PDMC) to reconcile on monthly basis. <br/><br/><br/>The rehabilitation issues relating to Sri Lankan Tamilians staying in 107 camps and Tibetian refugees were also reviewed and the Division was asked to handle the issues relating to these refugees to ensure good living conditions.<br/><br/>The progress of developmental activities for settling about 1,000 returnees from former Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and infrastructure development in 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal was also reviewed at the meeting.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the functioning of Freedom Fighters and Rehabilitation (FFR) Division of the Ministry in New Delhi today. During the meeting Mr Singh reviewed the issues relating to Freedom Fighters' pension, rehabilitation schemes and Enemy Properties. <br/><br/>He said, the rules under the recently ammended Enemy Property Act, 2017 to include disposal and transfer of Enemy properties should be notified expeditiously. It was also decided that the custodian office be strengthened for this purpose and propeties free from encumbrance be identified for quick disposal and monetisation. He said that the appointment of Nodal officers by the State Governments be pursued to coordinate identification, vesting and valuation of enemy properties. <br/><br/>The meeting was informed that the survey of 6,289 properties has been completed. The meeting decided that the distribution of pension through banks to the freedom fighters under Swantratra Sainik Samman Yojana should be further streamlined by strengthening Pension Distribution Monitoring Cell (PDMC) to reconcile on monthly basis. <br/><br/>The rehabilitation issues relating to Sri Lankan Tamilians staying in 107 camps and Tibetian refugees were also reviewed and the Division was asked to handle the issues relating to these refugees to ensure good living conditions.<br/><br/>The progress of developmental activities for settling about 1,000 returnees from former Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and infrastructure development in 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal was also reviewed at the meeting.