Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday announced ex-gratia along with a government job to the next of kin of the deceased while extending his condolences to the families of the four Indian Army soldiers from Punjab who lost their lives during a violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan area of Eastern Ladakh on Monday night.
The Chief Minister expressed "grief and shock" at the standoff and said that the sacrifice made by the fallen soldiers "would not be forgotten".
"The loss suffered by the families was immeasurable and could not be compensated with material things, but the compensation and the jobs would help alleviate some of their sufferings, " said Captain Amarinder Singh.
Cabinet ministers would represent the state government at the martyrs’ funerals, which will be held with full Army honours in their native villages. The CM has directed the respective district administrations to make all arrangements "befitting the occasion" for receiving the bodies of the fallen soldiers.
While one member in each family would be given a government job in all the four cases, the families of Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh and Naib Subedar Satnam Singh will be given Rs 12 lakh compensation each in line with the government policy, on account of their married status.
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While Mandeep hailed from Village Seel of Rajpura Tehsil in district Patiala, Satnam Singh belonged to village Bhoj Raj, Tehsil Gurdaspur.
The families of the two unmarried martyrs, Sepoy Gurtej Singh of Village Bire Wala Dogra, Tehsil Budhladha, District Mansa, and Sepoy Gurbinder Singh s/o Labh Singh, VPO, Tholowan Dist Sangrur, will be given Rs 10 lakh each as compensation (Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia and Rs 5 lakh in lieu of land). Sepoy Gurbinder Singh belonged to 3 Punjab regiment.
