At least 10 workers were killed and more than 20 others were wounded, several of them seriously, after a powerful blast at a Vedanta thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh’s Sakti district.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister's Office said an ex gratia compensation of ₹2 lakh from the PMNRF would be provided to the next of kin of each deceased, while those injured would receive ₹50,000.
According to the Chief Minister, those who sustained disabilities due to the blast will receive ₹5 lakh, the seriously injured will be provided ₹2 lakh, and those with minor injuries will be given ₹20,000.
This enhancement is over and above the Central Scheme for Assistance to civilian victims of terrorist violence under which Rs. 5 lakhs are paid for death and permanent disability.
CM Kumar announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia grant to the dependents of the deceased living in Bihar and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.
Seven persons lost their lives in the incident, which occurred in the Pal area of Surat, where a six-storey residential building collapsed.
Cabinet Minister Atishi said directions have been given to the concerned department and officials to ensure that this compensation reaches the grieving families at the earliest.
According to officials, mostly all the deceased and the injured were related to each other and they were returning to Shahpura village in Dindori after attending a family function at Niwas in the nearby Mandla district.
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Forest Department staff would be given a uniform allowance of Rs 5,000 and a nutritious diet allowance of Rs 1,000.
The Chief Minister has announced an assistance of Rs 5 lakh each from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to the families of the deceased
