"Our concern is that the displaced Tamils should be resettled in their homes as early as possible," said Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram.

A similar aid package was given by New Delhi to Sri Lanka in July after the Sri Lankan government announced victory in a 25-year war against the LTTE.

Though the rehabilitation process was slow in the beginning, it was likely to pick up, Chidambaram said after a meeting with Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said 70-80 percent of the refugees will be resettled by January. So far, about 15,000 have been sent home reported The Economic Times.