LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give ” special pension” to people affected by the violence in Muzaffarnagar.
A total of 48 people were killed and more than 43,000 displaced in communal clashes that erupted on September 7 and lasted for three days.
A proposal to give jobs based on educational qualification is also being considered. “The pension, which would be anywhere between Rs 400 and Rs 500, would be given under the Rani Laxmi Bai Pension Scheme,” an official said.
This pension would be given to families of the dead and to those injured.
Ground work for the rehabilitation package was done at a meeting between district officials and chief secretary Jawed Usmani on Tuesday. (IANS)