Delhi govt to provide Rs 7.5 lakh compensation against unnatural death of jail inmates
The Arvind Kejriwal government has submitted a proposal in this regard to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena for his nod.
The Arvind Kejriwal government has submitted a proposal in this regard to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena for his nod.
He also asked the Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi to do the necessary study in this regard.
In cases where the deceased has no immediate family, the aid will be given to the closest relatives, provided they present a succession certificate, he said.
The statement of Yadav came a day after Delhi government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of those who lost their lives following the unprecedented rain in the city on June 28.
Kabir Das Uikey had sustained critical bullet injuries during an encounter with terrorists at Saida Sukhal village in the Kathua district of Jammu late evening on June 11.
Speaking during the national conference of the ministers on the environment, forest and climate change of all the states of the country on the environment at Ekta Nagar (Gujarat), Meet Hayer said Punjab is ready to contribute its share and now the Union government must do the same and announce a matching compensation amount for the farmers.
The petitioner Asif Azad, who is a Thiruvananthapuram native, also sought an order in favour of the students by directing the National Testing Agency (NTA) to re-conduct the NEET exam within two weeks prior to the release of the results. The court will consider the petition on Friday.
The AAP government has urged the Union government to allocate a special package to the state to compensate it for the industrial packages given to hill states by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
This decision was taken to assist the states in managing their resources and ensuring that their programmes, especially the expenditure on capital, are carried out successfully during the financial year.
Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday expressed concern over the incidents of arson in wheat crop from all over the state.