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Chandigarh, Oct 21 (PTI) The Haryana government on Thursday announced a Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh hike in ex gratia amount given in the state to the ex-servicemen suffering from various levels of disabilities.
Chief Minister M L Khattar made the announcement after hearing the problems of veteran soldiers while interacting with them in a meeting organised by the Ex-Servicemen Cell of Haryana BJP at his residence here.
The chief minister also asked the relevant officials to issue a notification within a weak effecting the hikes in the payment of ex gratia amounts to ex-servicemen suffering from various levels of disabilities, the government said in an official statement.
After listening to ex-servicemen"s problem, the chief minister announced that "the ex gratia amount given to the ex-servicemen will be increased from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh in cases of 20 per cent disability, from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh in cases of 50 per cent disability and from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 35 lakh in cases of 100 per cent disability", it said.
On the occasion, Khattar also urged the ex-servicemen to contribute to the public welfare schemes of the state government by rendering their services as volunteers.
He asked them to participate extensively in the implementation of the governmemnt"s welfare schemes by registering themselves on the “Samarpan” portal, which was launched by him recently for people to register themselves to offer voluntary services in various fields.