NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday approved ex gratia assistance for the kin of the victims who lost their lives in the Mundka blaze in May and a restaurant fire in Jamia Nagar in April.
Twenty seven people were killed when a massive blaze ripped through a four-storey commercial building in Mundka while two died in the restaurant fire.
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured. As an immediate relief, the kin of 27 victims of the Mundka fire were given Rs one lakh each while the rest of the amount was pending because the DNA profiling report was awaited from Delhi Police.
“Even though the ex gratia amount cannot compensate for the loss caused to the families, I hope that with this financial assistance from the Delhi government, the family members will get some help in building their lives ahead,” revenue minister Kailash Gahlot said.
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