Financial assistance to WW II veterans and widows increased

GANGTOK, 13 Sept: The state government has revised the financial assistance being accorded to World War II veterans and also to the widows of such veterans.
The financial assistance to the war veterans has been enhanced from the existing Rs.1500 to Rs.3000 while the assistance to the widows has been enhanced from the existing Rs.800 to Rs.3000 per month. The enhanced financial assistance came into effect from the month of August, 2012.

Sikkim gets additional Rs. 227.51 crore central assistance towards earthquake reconstruction ‘for now’

TOTAL CENTRAL ASSISTANCE AT Rs. 1,269.15 CRORE; ADDITIONAL AID MAY STILL BE COMING BUT STATE MAY HAVE TO REWORK DPRS

GANGTOK, 03 Jan: of Sikkim has been accorded an additional Rs. 269.15 crore from the Central government as central assistance apart from the Rs. 1,000 crore announced earlier by the Prime Minister for earthquake relief, restoration and rehabilitation. In total, Sikkim has been provided with Rs. 1,269.15 crores under the National Disaster Relief Fund by the central government “as of now” as has been confirmed by central Home Ministry sources while talking with NOW! over the phone from New Delhi.

RMDD seeks Rs. 445.51 cr to rebuild 7,971 houses destroyed by 18 Sept Quake

GANGTOK, 17 Dec:  The Rural Management & Development Department [RMDD] is seeking a total of Rs. 445.51 crore to rebuild the 7,971 houses fully damaged by the 18 Sept Earthquake across the State. This demand forms part of the earthquake assistance of Rs. 7,400 crore sought by the State Government from the Centre.

Rajya Sabha MP places demand of Rs 7000 crore as financial assistance from the Centre

GANGTOK, 14 Dec: Rajya Sabha MP, OT Lepcha, placed the demand for financial assistance of Rs 7000 crore from the Centre in the rebuilding of Sikkim post the 18 Sept earthquake today in the Parliament.
Making a ‘Special Mention’ [Notice under Rule 180 [A] for mentioning a matter of urgent public importance in the House], the MP stated that the earthquake has put the state 5 years behind and a rough estimate of the total loss to the state is around Rs 10,000 crore.

Martam youth seek assistance for 6 year old’s treatment at AIIMS

GANGTOK, 09 Sept: Martam Charitable Youths Association, East Sikkim has appealed the people of Sikkim to extend financial assistance to six-year-old Ugen Bhutia, who has been diagnosed with a kidney complication and is currently undergoing treatment at STNM Hospital.
Ugen, the son of a Martam-resident, Passang Bhutia, has been advised to seek treatment at AIIMS. The father, however, earns his living doing odd-jobs offering manual labour and cannot afford to take his son for treatment to Delhi.

Govt to financially support filmmaking

GANGTOK, 02 Sept [IPR]: The Information and Public Relations Department has issued rules for eligibility of financial support to filmmakers. Such financial support will only be eligible to local film makers and the maximum limit of financial support will be Rs. 20 lakh per film. However prior to production, the script of the film will first have to be approved by the IPR department and in this regard it is stated that approval of the script is not to be taken as sanction of financial assistance. Once the film production has been completed the film will be evaluated technically by the IPR department. The government reserves the right to decide on the quantum of financial assistance to be granted.