New Delhi, October 17
Even as the two committees set up by the Union Home Ministry to examine the adequacy and uniformity of compensation and relief and rehabilitation measures for the riot victims are yet to submit its reports, there are indications that the Government is considering increasing the compensation to the 1984 riot victims by 25 to 30 per cent.
Besides, it is also contemplating providing jobs in Central para-military forces to the kins of about 3,500 Sikhs who were killed in the violence that followed the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
According to sources, the two committee headed by Special Secretary in the Home Ministry K P Singh and Secretary (Border Management) in the Home Ministry, are likely
to submit their reports to the Government within a week.
The two committees were constituted by the UPA Government to look into payment of compensation to the 1984 riot victims and deal with the issue of providing additional livelihood to them in the middle of August after the report of the Nanavati Commission, which went into the riots, was presented in Parliament during the Monsoon Session. They are likely to submit their reports by the end of this month.
The first committee, headed by Special Secretary in the Home Ministry K P Singh, has been asked to examine the adequacy and uniformity of compensation given to next of kin of those killed.
The second committee, headed by Secretary (Border Management) D K Sankaran has been tasked to look into the adequacy of relief and rehabilitation measures for the riot victims and work out details of additional relief in terms of livelihood support.
