Phalodi Tempo Traveler tragedy: PM Modi, Raj CM Sharma grant ex-gratia to victims
As many as 15 pilgrims—10 women, 4 children, and the tempo driver—were killed, and three sustained injuries in the mishap Sunday evening.
As many as 15 pilgrims—10 women, 4 children, and the tempo driver—were killed, and three sustained injuries in the mishap Sunday evening.
As per the official announcement made in this connection, families that have lost three or more members would be given the ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh for their loss, a CMO release said.
At least 15 people were reportedly killed after a bus was buried under the debris of a massive landslide triggered in Bilaspur district late in the evening.
Rs 1 lakh will be given to the severely injured and Rs.50,000 to those with minor injuries.
Conveying his condolences to the bereaved families and praying for the speedy recovery of those injured the Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in a tragic accident in Pune, Maharashtra. In a post on handle X, he extended his condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to those injured.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Friday announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased who died after a building collapsed near Pul Mithai in North Delhi's Lohia Chowk area.
"Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in an accident in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in the mishap. May the injured recover soon," PM Modi said in a post on X.
The Pushkar Singh Dhami government in Uttarakhand will pay ex gratia of five times more than the existing ₹10 lakh for the next of kin of the native martyrs of the state. However, it's not clear if the government will include Agniveers in the beneficiaries.
Even as politics is heating up over the death of a party worker at the Congress office in Lucknow during its agitation on Wednesday, Prabhat Pandey’s last rites were performed in Gorakhpur on Thursday.
