A whopping ten-fold increase in the Centre’s share in compensation given to the next of kin of Jammu & Kashmir policemen killed while fighting terrorists is in offing as part of the efforts to stamp out terrorism from the State, officials said.
Under a revised proposal, which is likely to get the nod after necessary formalities in the Union Home Ministry, a policeman killed during an encounter with terrorists will get `70 lakh from existing `43 lakh, officials said.
The ex-gratia component from the Centre will increase from existing `3 lakh to `30 lakh, the officials said. They said the state police has been pressing for giving allowances to its men and officers equivalent to those of the central para-military forces.
If the proposal is agreed to, the State police will almost be at par with the para-military forces' jawan who get over `75 lakh, the officials said.
Around 30 police personnel from the State police were killed in encounters with terrorists since July last year, the officials said.