CM's office clarified that it has already been announced that in case of the army and paramilitary forces a financial assistance will be provided to the martyr's spouse and surviving parents.
Five commandos belonging to an elite unit of the Indian Army were martyred over the weekend along the Line of Control in Kashmir after an intense close-quarter fight with an equal number of Islamic terrorists who had infiltrated into India.
Rajnath Singh sanctions four-fold increase in monetary compensation given to families of battle casualties, increasing the existing assistance of Rs 2 lakhs to Rs 8 lakhs.