Ex-gratia payment has also been enhanced for permanent residents of the state employed in the armed forces and central para-military forces anywhere in the country.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu through a letter to Union Defence and Home Minister informed that the state government through two separate notifications, have increased the ex-gratia payments, an official release said.
As per the notification, the rates of ex-gratia payment have been enhanced from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 50 lakh in case of death. In case of permanent disability, ex-gratia enhanced from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 10 lakh.
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