Punjab Cabinet grants ex-facto approval for financial assistance to victim families in Lakhimpur Kheri incident
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, December 1, 2021: The Cabinet also gave ex-post facto approval for providing financial assistance of Rs. 50 lakh each to the tune of a total of Rs. 2 crores already paid by the Punjab Government to the families/legal heirs of the four farmers and one journalist, who died in the unfortunate incident of Lakhimpur Khiri (Uttar Pradesh) on October 2, 2021, from Chief Minister Relief Fund.