The Delhi government on Saturday announced Rs 1 crore financial assistance to the families of six defence personnel who died in the line of duty and said that the government stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the kin of these bravehearts.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the Aam Aadmi Party government will compensate the families of three personnel from the Air Force, two from Delhi police and one from Civil Defence.
Sisodia tweeted in Hindi that the Delhi government decided to give Rs 1 crore to the families of six martyrs who sacrificed their life for the country. He wrote in his tweet that out of these, three were from Indian Air Force, two from Delhi Police and one from Civil Defense.
Sisodia made the announcement during an online briefing and said the decision was taken during a meeting on Saturday to honour these men and support their families. he also said Arvind Kejriwal government salutes the martyrdom of its brave fighters.
During press briefing, Sisodia said although loss of a soldier is irreparable, the Kejriwal government after coming to power launched the scheme to provide ex gratia to families of such personnel so it could become a source for them to live with dignity.
The personnel whose families will receive the compensation are Sanket Kaushik, Rajesh Kumar, Sunit Mohanty, Meet Kumar, Vikas Kumar and Pravesh Kumar.
Sisodia also spoke about the unfortunate incidents in which the personnel lost their lives.
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At the end of the briefing, Sisodia said the Delhi government stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of soldiers who were killed while serving the country. The Delhi government is with the families of the martyrs and this ex-gratia gives a surety to all security forces personnel who take part in operations or in war that the public and the government are with them.