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CM KCR to hand over 5-crore cheque to kin of Col Santosh Babu
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday announced a compensation of Rs 5 crore to the family of martyred Colonel Santosh Babu who was killed in a deadly physical fight with Chinese forces at India- China border recently
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Friday announced a compensation of Rs 5 crore to the family of martyred Colonel Santosh Babu who was killed in a deadly physical fight with Chinese forces at India- China border recently.
In honour of Santosh's bravery, the government decided to provide Group I job the slain military official's wife and a residential plot.
In a bid to put an end to the criticism over his absence in attending the last rites, the Chief Minister said that he will soon visit the family of Col Santosh Babu and present the cheque on behalf of the State government.
The CM also announced Rs 10 lakh each to 19 other soldieries who were martyred in the brawl with Chinese army.
The amount will be handed over to the bereaved families through Defence Ministry. The CM took the decision to extend financial assistance to the martyred families during the all-party meeting conducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with all heads of political parties through video conference.
