Saturday, March 5, 2011

RS 5.10 CRORES SANCTIONED AS EX-GRATIA FOR CIVILIANS KILLED IN LAST YEAR UNREST: SAGAR

Jammu Mar 05 (Only Kashmir): Minister for Rural Development, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar informed the House that due to unrest in the state May 2010 to 25 February 2011, 92 civilians who were part of the violent mobs/ protests got injured during the engagements between protestors and the deployment on ground and succumbed to their injuries.
He said in addition to action by security forces, 12 persons also died during law and order
disturbance due to various reasons including stone pelting, stampede, blast, drowning etc.
The Minister was replying to a question by Mr. Mohammad Rashid Qureshi in Legislative Council today. He said the State Government has sanctioned a relief package of Rs. one lakh and
appointment of eligible family member of the deceased civilians in a government service
against lowest non-gazetted post or payment of cash compensation of Rs. 5 lakh including Rs.
one lakh for ex-gratia relief in lieu of Government job as one time exception, in favour of the
NoKs of such of the civilians who have lost their lives since June 11, 2010.
He said besides the State Government’s relief package, Central Government has also sanctioned
ex-gratia relief to the families of deceased persons @ Rs. 5 lakh per person killed in civil
disturbance since June 11, 2010.
He said an ex-gratia relief to the tune of Rs. 5.10 crores has been sanctioned in favour of NoKs,
102 persons @ Rs. 5 lakh in each case as per the Government Order No. Home-1234 of 2010
dated October 2, 2010.

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