Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Dues of slain jawans to be settled in a week: CRPF

Agency clarifies relief worth ₹70 lakh given, other claims to be paid soon

- HT Correspond­ent letters@hindustant­imes.com

The Central Reserv Police Force (CRPF) on Saturda said that the pension and govern ment dues of 12 CRPF men wh were killed in an attack by sus pected Maoists in the insurgency-hit Sukma on March 11 will be settled in a week.

The CRPF issued the statement in response to Hindustan Times story ‘Spotlight fades after massacre, kin of CRPF men left in the lurch’, which highlighte­d the plight of families that were still coming to terms with their grief and fighting the grim economic reality of losing their only breadwinne­rs.

Hindustan Times traced the families of five slain personnel to find out how they were still awaiting the promised compensati­ons, and in one case even the salary.

The statement said that the ex-gratia relief from the central government and compensati­on from CRPF Risk Fund, Welfare Fund, Immediate Relief Fund and other assistance­s worth ₹70 lakh had already been paid to each soldier killed in the attack.

“Their claims of ex gratia of home state and the state where they were serving have been forwarded to the concerned state authoritie­s and they have been requested to process claims on priority. Further, their pension cases have also been processed and sent to the PAO (MHA), CRPF, New Delhi, for issuing of family pension payment order (PPO) number,” a CRPF public relationsh­ip officer said in a statement.

“Since, there is a due process involved to settle LPA pension and government dues, PPO no will be issued by PAO(MHA) within a week. The CRPF is very sensitive and actively pursuing to settle family pension as well as all terminal dues of martyrs,” the statement added.

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