Bru refugee leaders in Tripura today said they are "happy" with repatriation package offered by the Centre.
After more than two decades, as many as 32,876 people belonging to the Bru community will be repatriated from Tripura to Mizoram following a tripartite agreement signed by the two state governments and the Centre yesterday.
Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum (MBDPF) secretary Bruno Msha said they were "satisfied" with the repatriation package which was signed between the Central government, governments of Tripura and Mizoram and the MBDPF yesterday.
"We have signed the tripartite agreement with the Central government and Mizoram government and the repatriation will end in September. We are happy with the offer. However, the financial package offered in the deal might not be sufficient," he said.
The central government will provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of Bru community members in Mizoram and address their issues of security, education, livelihood, etc, in consultation with the governments of Mizoram and Tripura.
A statement issued by the Tripura government yesterday said that all six transit camps, which now house Bru displacement victims, would be closed down in first week of October this year. Repatriation would end by September 10.
The rehabilitation package offered in repatriation deal said each refugee family would be given a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh. The money would be deposited in the name of each refugee family head and would be handed over to them after 3 years of stay in Mizoram, officials said.
Each repatriated family would also be given Rs 5,000 as monthly cash assistance for two years, Rs 1.50 lakh house building assistance, free ration for two years and free transportation to Mizoram during repatriation, they said.
The displaced Bru people from Mizoram have been living in various camps in Tripura since 1997.
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