Chandigarh, May 3: Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has announced Rs 12 lakh ex gratia for the kin of Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh, who was killed by Pakistani troops in Jammu & Kashmir Monday. The Chief Minister, who is scheduled to visit martyr Paramjeet Singh’s native village (Vainpoin) in Tarn Taran district on May 7, deputed his Cabinet colleague, Rana Gurjit Singh, to meet the bereaved family.
A government spokesperson said Rs 5 lakh and a plot worth the same amount would be given to Paramjeet’s wife and children, while Rs 2 lakh would be paid to his parents.
The CM also announced that a suitable government job would be given to the kin of the martyred soldier, whose children would get free education for degree courses at one of the nine Sainik Institutes of Management and Technology in the state.
Capt Amarinder sanctioned Rs 1 lakh through the Red Cross for renaming the local government rest house after Paramjeet.
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