India, June 10 -- Three days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced additional compensation to the families whose houses in the border areas were damaged in Pakistan shelling post Operation Sindoor, Union home minister Amit Shah facilitated provision of release of Rs.25 crore from his ministry for as many as 2,060 houses.

The ministry of home affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Monday, "Following the announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding additional compensation for houses damaged in border areas, Shah ensured swift action by facilitating an additional provision of Rs.25 crore from the MHA for 2,060 houses."

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