The Nagaland home department has prescribed the rates for ex-gratia payment to the personnel or the next of kin of Assam Rifles, Central Armed Police Forces Indian armed forces and soldiers belonging to Nagaland who have suffered fatal and non-fatal casualties during counter-insurgency operations within and outside the state.
In a notification on Tuesday, the home department said the soldiers from outside the state and belonging to Nagaland suffering casualties within the state will be given Rs 6 lakh for fatal injuries, Rs 4 lakh for non-fatal casualty causing permanent disability and Rs 1 lakh for non-fatal casualty causing grievous injury.
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Similarly, the soldiers belonging to Nagaland who suffer casualties outside the state will be given Rs 6 lakh for fatal casualty, Rs 4 lakh non-fatal casualty causing permanent disability and Rs 1 lakh for non-fatal casualty causing grievous injury.
The Nagaland cabinet on July 4 approved hike in ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of central armed police forces, army personnel, Assam Rifles and Nagaland police who suffer fatal and non-fatal casualties during counter-insurgency operations, as proposed by the state home department.
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