LG Sinha directs immediate financial assistance for victims

Srinagar, Oct 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday directed Principal Secretary, Home Department, J&K, Chandraker Bharti to immediately provide financial assistance to the families of civilian victims of Gagangeer terrorist attack.

He has also asked the APCO Infratech company to release the compensation without any delay. The officials of APCO Infratech briefed the LG on assistance being provided to the Next of Kin (NoK) and family members.

Under SRE, Rs 6 lakh is to be given to the NoK of each killed civilian and Rs 15 lakh as an immediate measure to be provided by APCO Infratech.

An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh is to be provided to all the injured. Additionally, APCO Infratech will also provide financial assistance to the families of civilians on a roll under the Corporate Personal Accident Policy and 5 years of their gross CTC as compensation from insurance.

All PRW labour and third-party employees are covered under the workman compensation policy and accordingly, financial assistance is to be provided. The LG said that the government and APCO Infratech company would ensure every possible financial assistance to the NoK and other necessary support as required.

“Though it is an irreparable loss and cannot be compensated monetarily, we are taking concrete measures for the families of the martyr civilians so that they live a life of dignity,” the LG said.

He also visited the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, in Srinagar to inquire about the health of civilians injured in the Gagangeer attack.

A team of senior doctors briefed the LG on the health condition of the injured and the medical procedures being followed. The LG also directed the officials to provide all the support to the affected families.

He directed a coordinated anti-terror operation and asked the J&K Police and other security forces to exact a price that would be remembered by the terrorists and their associates for the time to come.

The LG took to the microblogging platform saying, “Visited the hospital in Srinagar to inquire about the health of construction workers, who were injured in Gagangeer terror attack. I pray for their speedy recovery. I directed the officials to provide all the support to the affected families. The brutal and savage attack against construction workers will be avenged. I have asked the J&K Police and security forces to exact a price that will be remembered by the terrorists and their associates for time to come.”