Job assurance a ray of hope for train tragedy victims kin

  • | Wednesday | 3rd March, 2021

At least 59 persons had lost their lives in the incident that occurred on October 19 2018. Lately a departmental action was taken against two civic officials for negligence. The Centre and the state had given an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively but the affected family members had alleged that the amount could hardly secure their future. Jobs have been assured to 34 eligible family members. Deepak who had lost his father Virender and uncle Pawan said “The government responded quite late.

GS Paul Tribune News Service Amritsar March 2 Two years after the tragic incident in which a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train had mowed down a crowd standing on the rail tracks near the Jaura railway crossing to watch Dussehra festivities a ray of hope has emerged among the victims families after the state Cabinets approval to offer jobs to the next of victims kin. At least 59 persons had lost their lives in the incident that occurred on October 19 2018. An FIR was registered against unidentified people. However no arrests were made. Lately a departmental action was taken against two civic officials for negligence. The Centre and the state had given an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively but the affected family members had alleged that the amount could hardly secure their future. Jobs have been assured to 34 eligible family members. Deepak who had lost his father Virender and uncle Pawan said “The government responded quite late. Now with the Cabinet approval other formalities should not take time.” Mukesh Kumar who lost his son was happy that his daughter Nancy would be able to take care of the family after getting a job.

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