Monday, October 13, 2014
Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation if Government Employee Dies During Election Duty
Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation if Government Employee Dies During Election Duty
The Tamil Nadu Election Commission’s Chief Commissioner, Praveen Kumar
says that the Election Commission has announced a compensation of Rs. 10
lakhs for employees who die while on election duties.
Normally during state elections, more
than 3 lakh state and Central Government employees, including teachers,
local police personnel, police personnel from the neighboring states,
paramilitary forces and private videographers, participate.
If death occurs in poll-related violence or if the employee dies of
cardiac arrest while on election duty, his/her family was, until now,
given a compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs. This has been increased to Rs. 10
lakhs from 2014 onwards. Under this scheme, personnel who had died on
duty during the May elections will be paid a compensation of Rs. 10
lakhs, says Praveen Kumar.
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