New Delhi: On Saturday, Reliance Foundation said it is ready to assume full responsibility for the education and livelihood of the families of the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack. It said in a statement "As a mark of our gratitude to the martyrs, Reliance Foundation expresses its readiness to assume full responsibility for the education and employment of their children, and the livelihood of their families,".
Reliance Foundation further said its hospital is ready to provide treatment to the injured jawans. It added that "We shall also deem it to be our duty to shoulder any other responsibility the government may place upon us in service to our beloved Armed Forces,".
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Reliance Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries. As many as 40 CRPF jawans were killed in the terror attack in Kashmir's Pulwama district on February 14. Emotions are running high in native places of martyred CRPF personnel as mortal remains are brought back. Thousands gather near almost every funeral site in various states to salute the bravehearts. Family members are understandably distraught.
The entire nation is grieving the loss of the brave CRPF Jawans. In their saddest hour, we stand by the bereaved families. Expressing our deepest sympathies, we extend ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each, to the families of the martyrs: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announces enhancement of the ex-gratia for the kin of CRPF's Prasanna K Sahoo and Manoj Kumar Behera who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack. They will be given an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh each instead of Rs 10 lakh. The state will bear the cost of education for their children.
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On another hand The Centre on Saturday held an all-party meeting, chaired by Rajnath Singh, to brief all political parties regarding the recent developments and the future course of action. The parties passed a resolution during the all-party meet, stating that they "strongly condemned" the dastardly attack, while Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Opposition parties backed the government and the security forces in the issue pertaining to national security.