Nearly one thousand families, who were hit by the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and migrated to Punjab from different parts of the country, will be given two lakh rupees as part of a centrally-sponsored rehabilitation scheme. According to a Home Ministry official, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved reopening of the scheme for providing rehabilitation grant. These cases will be reopened only for a limited period of six months from the date of sanctioning of the scheme.<br/><br/>The move came following a recommendation of Justice G P Mathur Committee, which was set up by the NDA government in December 2014 to look into various grievances related to the 1984 riots. Government has also approved the recommendation of the Committee to provide skill and upgrading of skill for members of the affected families to the Ministry of Skill Development and government of Punjab with the request to formulate a scheme in this regard.