India News | Bengal to Give Home Guard Jobs to Kin of Panchayat Poll Victims
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The West Bengal Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to a proposal of employing one family member each of those killed in political clashes during the panchayat polls held earlier this year, a source said.
Kolkata, Nov 17 (PTI) The West Bengal Cabinet on Friday gave its approval to a proposal of employing one family member each of those killed in political clashes during the panchayat polls held earlier this year, a source said.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in July announced providing a job to one member of each of those 19 people killed during the rural polls.
"The Cabinet today okayed the proposal of providing the job of a home guard for one family member of each of the deceased in the panchayat election," the source said.
The state government has already provided financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the family members of the 19 victims of the panchayat elections.
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