The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) executive committee on Thursday decided to reserve an initial amount of Rs 20 crore for the assistance of flood-affected people, along with several major measures for different affected sectors.
Addressing mediapersons after the executive committee meeting, its president Harjinder Singh Dhami said apart from reserving an initial amount of Rs 20 crore for flood-affected victims, it would also provide 8 lakh litres of diesel to farmers to help level and prepare fields for cultivation again.
In addition, farmers having less than 10 acres of land would be provided high-quality wheat seed for the upcoming sowing season. Each flood-affected gurdwaras would also receive Ra 50,000 in financial assistance. It would also provide free textbooks to children whose school books were destroyed in the floods, said the SGPC president.