Lok Sabha Question No. 2622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Assistance to Kin of Martyred Personnel of CAPFs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2622

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 th  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 18, 1941 (SAKA)

ASSISTANCE TO KIN OF MARTYRED PERSONNEL OF CAPFS

2622.

SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that families of martyred Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel face difficulty in getting assistance in raising their children and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps in recent years to enhance assistance to the next of kin of the martyred personnel of CAPFs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)    to  (c):  Each  of  the  CAPFs  has  designated  Welfare  Officers  at  the Headquarter  as  well  as  at  unit  levels  to  facilitate  the  families  of  CAPFs personnel, who sacrifice their lives in the call of duty, to avail the admissible benefits.  The details of admissible benefits given to the next of kin of such CAPFs personnel are given in the Annexure.

## Annexure

(Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2622 for 09/07/2019)

## Benefits to the Next of Kin (NoK) of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel who sacrifice their lives in the course of duty:

- (i) Central Ex-gratia :  The Central ex-gratia lump-sum compensation has been enhanced with effect from 01/01/2016 from Rs. 15 lakh to Rs. 35 lakh for death on active duty and from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh for death on duty, as the case may be, to the NoK of the deceased CAPF & AR personnel.
- (ii) Extra  Ordinary  Pension :  The  NoK of  the deceased are entitled to get Liberalized Family Pension (i.e. last pay drawn) under Central Civil Service (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1939.
- (iii) Service  Benefits :  All  service  benefits  viz,  Death-cum-Retirement  Gratuity  (DCRG),  Leave Encashment,  Central  Government  Employees  Group  Insurance  Scheme  (CGEGIS),  General Provident Fund (GPF) etc. are admissible.
- (iv) Force Level Welfare Schemes :  Each of the force has evolved / set up force level welfare schemes for the employees/ Jawans such as Benevolent Funds, Financial Assistance/Scholarship to the children for education and Financial Assistance for daughter's/sister's marriage etc.
- (v) Funds from 'Bharat Ke Veer ': 'Bharat ke Veer' is an online portal which enables people to donate voluntarily to the NoKs of CAPF personnel who sacrifice their lives.  Such contributions are made directly to the accounts of NoKs online.  In addition, funds received in Bharat Ke Veer corpus are also distributed to the NoKs of such personnel.
- (vi)    ' Operation  Casualty  Certificate' :  The  CAPFs  personnel  killed  in  action  get  'Operational Casualty Certificate' on the line of 'Battle Casualty Certificate' as available to  Armed Forces.  NoKs are entitled to certain benefits viz Air and Rail travel fare concession and allotment of  Oil  Product Agencies etc on the line of benefits that NoKs of the Defence personnel get on being conferred 'Battle Casualty Certificate'.
- (vii) Prime  Minister  Scholarship  Scheme  (PMSS): Under  PMSS,  an  amount  Rs.2250/-  per month for girls and Rs.2000/- per month for boys is released to the wards of serving / Ex-CAPFs, AR and National Security  Guard  (NSG)  personnel.  The  amount  of  Scholarship  has  now  been increased from Rs. 2000/- per month to Rs. 2500/- per month for boys and from 2250/- per month to Rs.3000/- per month for girls from the academic year 2019-2020 onwards.
- (viii) Provision of Ex-gratia compensation by the States/UTs: Many States/Union Territories have also made provision to pay compensation /assistance to NoKs as per their rules.