PTI PhotoFor the first time, the victims of cross border firing along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir will get compensation of Rs five lakh, similar to those who die due to terrorism or Left Wing Extremism violence. At present, there is no scheme to compensate victims of cross border firing. More than 50 civilians die every year due to shelling and cross border firing along the Indo-Pak order in Jammu and Kashmir. “In view of the hardships faced by the civilian populations, the government decided to include the civilian victims of cross border firing under the scheme,” it said. So far, the government has disbursed Rs 35.89 crore as compensation to civilian victims since inception of this scheme in 2008.

Source: Indian Express August 24, 2016 12:11 UTC