India News | Assam Govt Hands Financial Aid to Families of Pahalgam Victims in Maharashtra

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Assam government on Tuesday handed over financial assistance to the kin of three victims of the Pahalgam terror attack from Maharashtra.

Guwahati, May 26 (PTI) The Assam government on Tuesday handed over financial assistance to the kin of three victims of the Pahalgam terror attack from Maharashtra.

State minister Chandra Mohan Patowary called on the victims' families and offered them financial aid, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said in a post on X.

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"Hon'ble Minister Shri @cmpatowary visited the families of Late Hemant Suhas Joshi, Sanjay Laxam Lele of Dombivli West and Dilip Jayaram Desale of Panvel, the unfortunate victims of the #PahalgamTerroristAttack and offered a support amount of Rs 5 lakh on behalf of the people of Assam," it said.

The state government is providing ex gratia assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of all 26 victims of the April 22 attack.

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Cabinet ministers of Assam have been visiting the bereaved families across the country since Friday to hand over the financial aid.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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