Punjab govt to employ Iraq victims
The case of providing appointment to dependent family members of the 27 deceased Indians from Punjab does not fall within the purview of state policy.
Chandigarh: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday decided to provide employment and financial, on compassionate grounds, to the next of kin of the persons killed in Mosul (Iraq). This decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
The state government had decided to provide employment to one dependent family member of the victims, as per their educational qualification and government’s policy, besides ex-gratia amount of Rs 5 lakh.
It had also decided to continue with the monthly pension of Rs 20,000 being paid to the family members from the CM’s relief fund till the time the jobs are provided. On the directives of the chief minister, an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to 26 dependent family members amounting to Rs 1.30 crord has already been disbursed from the CM’s relief fund, said an official spokesperson, adding that, as per records, one victim had no legal heir.
The case of providing appointment to dependent family members of the 27 deceased Indians from Punjab does not fall within the purview of state policy. Therefore, relaxation in the policy was required for this purpose.