The Delhi government on Saturday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 crore each to the families of six security personnel who died in the line of duty.

While making the announcement, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the Arvind Kejriwal government stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of soldiers who attained martyrdom while serving the country.

“Although loss of a soldier is irreparable, the Kejriwal government after coming to power launched the scheme to provide ex gratia to families of such personnel so it could become a source for them to live with dignity,” he said in an online briefing.

“Delhi Government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each to families of city-native three Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, two Delhi Police personnel and one Civil Defence personnel who lost their lives on-duty,” the Delhi Deputy CM announced.

The announcement has come a day after the Delhi government increased the minimum wage for daily wagers working in the national capital.

Delhi government increases minimum wage for daily wagers

Yesterday, the Delhi government increased the dearness allowance for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and other workers in all scheduled employments, thus increasing the overall amount of the minimum wage.

Under the dearness allowance, the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been increased from Rs 15,492 to Rs 15,908.
For semi-skilled labourers, the monthly wages have been enhanced from Rs 17,069 to Rs 17,537. For skilled labourers, the wages have been increased from Rs 18,797 to Rs 19,291 a month.

“Additionally, the minimum wage rates for the supervisor and the clerical cadre of employees have also been increased. The monthly wages for non-matriculate employees have been increased from Rs 17,069 to Rs 17,537 and for matriculate employees, from Rs 18,797 to Rs 19,291,” Sisodia said.

For graduates and those with higher educational qualifications, the monthly wages have been increased from Rs 20,430 to Rs 20,976.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader claimed that the minimum wages in Delhi are the highest in comparison to any other state.