Concerned over the plight of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka's troubled northeastern region, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announced Rs. 500 crore (USD $100 million) for the rehabilitation and relief to the IDPs in the island nation.

While expressing concern over the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka, Mukherjee announced an allocation of $100 million for the welfare of the around 300,000 Tamil civilians housed in various camps in Sri Lanka following the end of the decades-long insurgency between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Srilankan government.