How did india solve the problem of rehabilitation of refugees

Dear Student,

As per the chapter mentioned in the query , please refer the following points:



a. The partition of the country brought about most tragic, abrupt transfer of population. 
b. Lakhs of Hindus, Sikhs in the areas which were to be part of Pakistan and Muslims in Punjab, Calcutta, Delhi and others found themselves trapped, compelled to leave their ancestors home. 
 c. These religious minorities became easy targets, there were killings, atrocities on both the sides of border. The country witnessed worst communal riots, and brought about the problem of religious minorities. 
d. It was these minorities who were to be accommodated, they became victim of hunger, poverty, helplessness
e. They had left everything back and had no work , or source of livelihood.
f. For them , life was a continuous struggle, to stay in a makeshift arrangement , look for a work and lead a settled life,
g. A refugee family initially lived in a refugee camp and later , was given a small plot of land where they made a makeshift house to lead a settled life.
h. Refugees became victim of poverty, spent days without food.
i. They struggled to get work, to survive.  
j. Later colonies, were set up to accommodate them.
k. Also citizenship rights were extended to them.

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