India News | COVID-19: 50 Lakh Ex-gratia for MP Policemen Who Die in Line of Duty
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday announced that the state government will give an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the families of police personnel who lost their lives while on duty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 27 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday announced that the state government will give an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the families of police personnel who lost their lives while on duty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also announced that a compassionate appointment to the families along with an amount of Rs 1 lakh will be provided from the Central Welfare Fund of the police as government aid.
Taking it to Twitter, the minister wrote in Hindi, "During the COVID-19 pandemic, policemen who died in the line of duty in the state, their families will be given Rs 50 lakh and a compassionate appointment. Apart from this, from the Central Welfare Fund of the police, an amount of Rs 1 lakh will be given as government aid."
As per the data released by the union health ministry, Madhya Pradesh has 92,534 active COVID-19 cases. 5,221 people have succumbed to the virus so far. (ANI)
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