Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Tuesday handed over a cheque of Rs20 lakh to the family of BSF constable Rocky who laid down his life fighting militants in the recent terror attack at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.
Rocky’s father Pritpal and mother Angrejo Devi received the cheque from the Chief Minister. His brother Rohit Kumar, sister Neha and other family members were also present on this occasion.
Born on September 15, 1990, Rocky, a resident of village Ramgarh Majra, Bilaspur, in district Yamunanagar, joined the Border Security Force in 2012 and was serving in the 59th Battalion. Rocky had attained martyrdom during an encounter with militants at Simroli, 17 kiloeters from Udhampur in J&K on August 5. Rocky had safeguarded the lives of 44 unarmed personnel when he emptied his entire magazine containing 40 bullets at two heavily-armed militants who had attacked the BSF convoy in Udhampur.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar said the State Government would extend every possible support and cooperation to Rocky’s family and assured a Government job to one family member.
The Chief Minister had visited Ramgarh Majra, the native village of martyr Rocky, on August 12 and participated in the Rasam Kriya. While paying tributes to Rocky, he had announced to give financial assistance of Rs20 lakh to the family of the martyr and Government job for one member of the family.
Meanwhile, an official spokesman said that the State Government had increased the amount of ex-gratia and compensation being given to the family of soldiers from the State who are killed or disabled in terrorism-related incidents.
The amount of compensation on getting injured in a terrorist attack during war or any other incident has been increased from Rs1 lakh to Rs15 lakh depending upon the percentage of disability.
Similarly, ex-gratia amount given for death during war has been increased from Rs2 lakh to Rs20 lakh. In case of death or disability during IED blast, the amount of compensation has been increased from Rs1 lakh to Rs15 lakh on the basis of percentage of disability.
Those officers of the armed forces who have been awarded Sena Medal for distinguished services and devotion to duty prior to March 31, 2008 and February 19, 2014 were given cash amount of Rs34,000 and Rs3,500 as annuity whereas, those who got this award after February 19, 2014 were given a lump sum amount of Rs1.75 lakh as award money. The present Government has also increased the financial assistance being given to ESM Pre-Independence Era from Rs3,000 to Rs4,500 from September 22, said the spokesperson.
