We got ₹1.08 cr aide from govt: Kin of deceased Agniveer
The Hindu
Family of late Agniveer from Maharashtra receives ₹1.08 crore assistance after his death in line of duty.
The family of an Agniveer from Maharashtra who died in the line of duty last year has said they have received an assistance of ₹1.08 crore from the government.
The family's statement came after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday, July 1 said an Agniveer who lays down his life in the line of duty gets a compensation of ₹1 crore.
Mr. Singh was speaking after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, while referring to the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, claimed the government regards Agniveers as "use-and-throw labourers" and does not even give them the status of a "shaheed (martyr)".
Agniveer Akshay Gawate, native of Pimpalgaon Sarai in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, died in the line of duty in Siachen on October 21, 2023.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday evening, his father Lakshman Gawate said that after Akshay Gawate's death, the family got "Rs 48 lakh as his insurance cover, Rs 50 lakh from the central government and Rs 10 lakh from the state government."
He also demanded a government job for Akshay's sister.
He was reply to a question by reporters on the compensation received after his son's death.
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