Yogi’s ex gratia to kin of UP’s plane crash victims in Nepal

Search and rescue operation underway after the Yeti Airlines aircraft crashed, at Pokhara, on Monday. . (ANI Photo)


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath has announced an ex gratia payment of Rs.5 lakh each to the next of kin of 4 youths of the State, who died in the recent plane crash in Nepal. All of them hailed from Ghazipur district of the State.

In a message, the Chief Minister said that the State Government will also bear the expenses incurred to bring the bodies back from Pokhra in Nepal to Ghazipur.

Besides, he has also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of a farmer who died due to electrocution in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh.