Thursday, December 28, 2017

New mode of payment to next of kins of martyrs

CHANDIGARH, DEC 28
The Haryana Government has decided to change the mode of payment to the next of kins of martyr or causality of armed forces personnel, who die in harness in the performance of their bonafide official duties while serving in operational areas, war, terrorist or militant attacks or border skirmishes, and United Nation Peace Keeping Force.
        While stating this here today, an official spokesman said that now 70 per cent of the grant including 35 per cent would be given to widow and 35 per cent to be equally apportioned among the unmarried children. Similarly, the 30 per cent grant would be given to the parents including 15 per cent each to father and mother.
        It has been further clarified that in case either of the parents is alive, the 30 per cent of the ex-gratia amount is to be released to him or her. In case both parents are not alive, the whole amount of ex-gratia will be released to the widow and children. Where the deceased is not married, 100 per cent of the grant will be released to parents. In case of father or mother being no more or there being no unmarried children, their respective shares would go to the widow. In case the deceased personnel did not have any children then the share of children would be equally distributed between widow and parents of the martyr.
        All payments would be made through RTGS in Aadhaar linked bank accounts of the beneficiaries, he added.

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