Punjab cabinet approves appointment of son of SP Baljit Singh as DSP

CHANDIGARH: Punjab cabinet which met under the Chairmanship fo Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday gave approval for appointing son of former SP Baljit Singh as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). Baljit Singh SP Detective Gurdaspur was killed by terrorists in an attack in Dinanagar.Strongly condemning Pakistan for clandestinely perpetrating a terror attack in India by targeting Dina Nagar, the Cabinet eulogised the commendable role of Gurdaspur SP Baljit Singh and three Home Guards in counter insurgency operation. The Cabinet also deeply mourned the killing of three civilians, who lost their lives in this operation and highly appreciated the exemplary valour and presence of mind shown by the Punjab Roadways driver Nanak Chand, thus saving several precious lives. Apart from this the Cabinet also lauded the alertness on the part of two Railway employees to avert any major tragedy. Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Cabinet also gave nod to give ex-gratia grant worth Rs 25 lakh to the legal heirs of martyred SP and Rs 10 lakh each to the family of three martyred jawans of the Punjab Home Guards, who sacrificed their lives during the terrorist attack at Dina Nagar, while performing their duty. In the same manner, Rs 3 lakh would be given to the officials of the Punjab Police and Punjab Home Guards injured in the terror attack besides giving them the best medical treatment, free of cost.The Cabinet also decided that state government would suitably honour all those officials who discharged their duties valiantly during the operation. The Cabinet alos approved to give job to the next of kin of the Punjab Home Guard Jawans, who laid down their lives besides absorbing the injured Home Guards in the Punjab Police. The injured Policemen would be promoted and Rs 1 crore would be given to Dina Nagar Police station. All the families of the deceased Police officials would get salary till the date of their retirement. Similarly on civilian and Railway official, who spotted the live bomb on the Railway track, would be awarded cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.The Cabinet also gave approval to relax the existing relief norms under its policy thereby giving Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of dead civilians and Rs 3 lakh to the injured civilians besides the state government bearing the entire expenditure on the treatment of the injured civilians in both the government and private hospitals. Punjab Roadways driver Nanak Chand would be given a cash award of Rs 3 lakh besides to be honored with state award on Independence Day function. His name would also be recommended to Government of India (GoI) for honoring him with national bravery award. The Cabinet also decided to regularize the services of both the driver and conductor of the bus.Likewise, the Cabinet in another resolution expressed deep anguish and sorrow over the tragic bus accident near Manikaran Sahib in Himachal Pradesh on July 23 in which 12 persons were killed, 23 injured and 34 feared to be drowned, whose bodies have not yet been recovered.