Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 13: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha approved enhancement of ex-gratia relief to next of kin of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) personnel who attain martyrdom in the line of duty.
Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta and Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari were present at the meeting.
According to the decision, CAPF personnel from Jammu and Kashmir who attain martyrdom in the line of duty, within or outside the territorial jurisdiction of Jammu & Kashmir, will receive ex-gratia relief equivalent to that provided to the martyrs of Defence personnel. The decision demonstrates the UT administration’s commitment to supporting the NoKs of security forces who make the supreme sacrifice in service to the nation.
As per the decision, the NoKs of martyred CAPF personnel will now receive Rs 25 lakh as ex-gratia relief, a substantial increase from the previous amount of Rs 5 lakh.
Meanwhile, Administrative Council also approved the proposals of different departments for transfer of land for various public purposes.
The Administrative Council transferred land in favour of Power Development Department for augmentation of power supply in different areas. The AC transferred 42 Kanal 15 Marla situated at village Pohrupeth, Tehsil Langate, District Kupwara for construction of 315 MVA, 220/132 KV GIS Grid Sub-station, land measuring 2 Kanal situated at village Noorpora, Tehsil Awantipora, District Pulwama for construction of new 33/11 KV Substation in district Pulwama and land measuring 1 Kanal 10 Marla situated at village Odina, Tehsil Sumbal, District Bandipora for construction of 3.15 MVA, 33/11 KV receiving station for providing electricity to the transit accommodation for PM Package employees.
Moreover the AC also decided to transfer land measuring 80 Kanal 4 Marla (20 Kanal at District Srinagar and land measuring 60 Kanal 4 Marla at village Ranbirpora, District Anantnag) in favour of Department of Disaster Management Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRRR) for construction of transit accommodations in Srinagar and Anantnag districts for Kashmiri Migrant Government employees appointed under Prime Minister’s Package.
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