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Punjab CM urges PM to disburse ex gratia to kin of Covid-19 victims

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Punjab CM urges PM to disburse ex gratia to kin of Covid-19 victims
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Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement his previous order of disbursing an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died of Covid-19, saying mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient. Charanjit Singh Channi also said that the Punjab government was ready to contribute its 25 percent share in the compensation.
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Also Read | Covid-19: No booster dose required in India as of now, says AIIMS Director Charanjit Singh Channi to take oath as Punjab chief minister today: 10  points | Latest News India - Hindustan Times "Wrote letter to PM @narendramodi ji & urged him to implement his previous order of disbursing ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of those who died due to Covid19. I feel mere Rs 50,000 compensation is insufficient. My Govt. is ready to contribute our 25% share under this scheme," Channi said in a tweet. Also Read | Absolutely unfair’: Kangana Ranaut on withdrawal of farm laws On day of drama, Congress picks Dalit face Charanjit Singh Channi as new  Punjab CM | Cities News,The Indian Express "We demand that the central government implements its earlier order notified on the date of March 14, 2020, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, where the government made a commitment to disburse ex-gratia payment of Rs 4 lakh per deceased. The central government later revised this notification and reduced the ex-gratia payment to Rs 50,000. We feel at such time of distress it is imperative that special consideration should be made to fulfil the earlier commitment of Rs 4 lakhs by the government, " said the letter from the Chief Minister. मुख्यमंत्री बनने के लिए की थी हाथी की सवारी! सिक्का उछालकर किया नियुक्ति का  फैसला, पंजाब के नए CM से जुड़े रहे हैं ये विवाद | New punjab cm charanjit  singh ... The letter further added, "We understand that the SDRF norms require 75 percent of Rs 4 lakh, which is Rs 3 lakh to be paid by the central government and the remaining 25 percent, which is Rs 1 lakh, to be the share of the state. We commit to uphold the state share of Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia payment." "The Congress party has two demands - Correct figures of COVID dead should be given, and Rs 4 lakh compensation should be given to the families who have lost their loved ones to COVID," Rahul Gandhi tweeted earlier. -PTC News-
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