Sinha visits hospital to meet victims, announces immediate financial aid

A day after a dastardly attack on workers at Gagangir in Ganderbal, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha visited SKIMS Hospital in Srinagar to meet the injured workers. He also announced ex-gratia payment for the kin of the deceased and those injured in the attack.

Sinha inquired about the civilians who were injured in the terror attack. A team of senior doctors briefed him on the health condition of the injured and medical procedures being followed. The L-G also directed the officials to provide all the support to the affected families.

Sinha also directed Chandraker Bharti, Principal Secretary, Home Department, to immediately provide financial assistance to the families of civilian victims of terrorist attack.

Under the security-related expenditure, Rs 6 lakh is to be given to the next of the kin of each deceased civilian, while Rs 15 lakh will be provided as an immediate measure by APCO Infratech, the company working on the project where the terror attack took place. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given to all the injured.

As per an official statement, the L-G has asked APCO Infratech to release the compensation without any delay.

Additionally, APCO Infratech will also provide financial assistance to the families of civilians on roll under the Corporate Personal Accident Policy and 5 years of their gross CTC as compensation from insurance. All third-party employees are covered under workman compensation policy and accordingly financial assistance will be provided, the statement read.

Sinha said the government and APCO Infratech will ensure every possible financial assistance to the next of kin 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 L-G said.