Delhi CM announces approval of ‘One-Time Amnesty Scheme’ for J&K migrant families

Delhi Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved important proposals related to the Ad-Hoc Monthly Relief (AMR) scheme provided to Jammu and Kashmir migrant families.

According to the chief minister, the decision will benefit around 1,832 J&K migrant families registered with the Delhi government. The scheme will apply only to those registered migrant families who have received relief up to March 31, 2024.
Notably, she pointed that since her government has decided to remove the income-related eligibility criterion for providing relief to these families, they relief now applies to migrant families irrespective of their family income or ownership of any immovable property.

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The eligible migrant families registered with the Delhi government will receive the relief in accordance with the existing rules. The benefits will be available for a maximum of four members in a family.

According to Gupta, the One-Time Amnesty Scheme is being introduced to ensure that beneficiary records are completely accurate and properly maintained.
Under the scheme, the migrant families will get another opportunity to update correct information about their existing family members and their Aadhaar details. During the process, if any beneficiary had earlier received excess relief due to an inadvertent error or a technical issue, the amount will not be recovered from them.

The main objective of this initiative is to correct the errors in government records so that, in future, relief provided by the government reaches only genuine and eligible families without any interruption.
The CM said the cut-off date for the scheme, which was earlier fixed as October 1, 2025, had been extended to April 1, 2026, to give more time to the eligible families to avail themselves of the scheme.

The Cabinet has also approved arrangements related to the payment of pending Ad-Hoc Monthly Relief dues.

Earlier, there was a provision for payment of pending relief up to September 30, 2025, which was extended to March 31, 2026.
The facility for addition or deletion of family members and family bifurcation will continue as before.

This process will be carried out in accordance with the prescribed rules based on family relationships and marital status.

Verification may also be conducted by the concerned SDM and Tehsildar, wherever required.
According to the CM, relief assistance will be provided to beneficiaries through Aadhaar-based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), ensuring transparent, timely and accurate disbursement of assistance. She said expenditure for providing relief to these migrant families has been incurred continuously for several years.

Gupta said that the government has made a budgetary provision of Rs 30 crore for the smooth implementation of the scheme during the financial year 2026-27.