Compensation to Central Para Military Forces Personnel: Lok Sabha Q&A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME
AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

COMPENSATION TO
SECURITY PERSONNEL

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 708 by Shri PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a)          the number of Central Para-Military
Forces personnel killed during the last three years; 

(b)          whether compensation and other claims
have been settled in the above cases; 

(c)           if so the details thereof alongwith
the pending cases for settlement; and 

(d)          the measures taken by the Government
to expedite the settlement of the pending cases, if any ?

ANSWERED ON 14.08.2012

ANSWER by MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)

(a):         327 personnel of Central Armed Police
Forces (CAPFs) were killed during the last three years.

(b):         All compensation and other pensionary
claims have been settled except in 03 cases of CRPF which are pending for want
of succession certificate from the Court of Law.

(c):         As per Government policy, Ex-gratia
lump sum compensation have been paid to the Next of Kin as per provision given
as under:-

In addition, Extra
Ordinary Family Pension/Liberalized Pensionary Awards, Death-cum-Retirement
Gratuity, Leave Encashment, Central Government Employees Group Insurance
Scheme, Deposit Link Insurance Scheme and General Provident Fund have been paid
as per CCS (Pension) Rules.

(d):         On receipt of succession certificates
from Courts and on completion of other formalities pending claims will be
settled on priority.