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Raman Govt triples ex gratia for slain cops

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PNS | Raipur

The Chhattisgarh Government, in an attempt to boost the morale of State police and ensure financial security to the bereaved cops’ families, has decided to triple the ex gratia amount for policemen losing their lives in action against the Maoists.



Soon after the Chintalnar incident, in which a head constable of the State police and 75 CRPF personnel were killed, the police headquarters prepared a proposal for increasing the ex gratia amount. A proposal was sent to the Home Department on Friday after Director General of Police Vishwa Ranjan returned from Bastar.



Acting on the proposal for increasing the compensation on par with Central forces, Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday announced the hike in the compensation amount. The families of bereaved cops will now get Rs 15 lakh against Rs 5 lakh as ex gratia. “The decision is aimed at ensuring financial security to the bereaved families,” the Chief Minister said.



A slain policeman’s family used to get a little over Rs 15 lakh, including ex gratia and insurance. But such a family would now get about Rs 25 lakh as compensation. The next of kin of each slain CRPF jawan in Dantewada last Tuesday would get about Rs 38 lakh, including Rs 13 lakh from the State Government.



There is a provision of Rs 15 lakh ex gratia and Rs 10 lakh as insurance for jawans of para-military jawans killed during action against terrorists or Left-wing extremists, sources pointed out.