#JAMMU: In Jammu and #Kashmir the administration has notified consolidated ex-gratia relief norms for law and order disturbance victims, with #civilian death compensation fixed at Rs. 1 lakh, while the Union Territory domicile #defence or #CAPF personnel killed would get Rs. 25 lakh under the security-related expenditure.
That in an order by the Lieutenant Governor, the administration issued a consolidated set of instructions governing sanctioning of ex-gratia relief under Security Related Expenditure (SRE). For defence personnel and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), the ex-gratia in the eventuality of their death would be Rs. 25 lakh, both for the domicile of J&K killed within or outside the UT.
However, for non-domicile individuals, the compensation will be Rs. 5 lakh.
The ex-gratia relief shall also be payable to the next of kin of those paramilitary forces (PMF) personnel serving in J&K who get killed within the territorial jurisdiction of J&K in militancy-related incidents while on leave or inter-station movement during leave.
As part of the compensation, police personnel or a special police officer (SPO) will receive Rs. 5 lakh, while ex-servicemen will receive Rs. 2 lakh as ex-gratia relief. For cases of permanent disability, Rs. 75 housand will be provided, while those with partial disabilities will receive Rs 10 thousand.
Ex-gratia relief shall be admissible in respect of only those who are killed or are disabled, in or in consequence of due performance of official duties. Ex-gratia relief shall be sanctioned by the Director General of Police in respect of police personnel.
For government officials other than police personnel, the ex-gratia amount will be Rs. 1 lakh, while magistrates will receive Rs. 2 lakh. Compensation for civilians killed in law and order disturbances, including those near the international border or the Line of Control, surrendered militants, and militants-turned-informers, is set at Rs. 1 lakh.
