The matter of giving the additional declared ex gratia to the dependents of the martyred soldiers of the Kargil war remained pending for months in Uttarakhand. Now, after giving different arguments for this delay, ministers of the Uttarakhand government and the bureaucracy are talking about working on this matter immediately.
The announcement , related to ex – gratia amount , was made by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on the occasion of Kargil Victory Day last year (26 July 2024) . He had said that an amount of Rs 50 lakh each would be given to the dependents of Kargil martyrs.
Amar Ujala has published a report on this. It says – After the announcement of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Dhami, the proposal was approved by the Justice Department of the State Government.The matter was sent to the Finance Department of the state government but the department objected saying that this would put a heavy financial burden on the government exchequer.
According to the statement of Uttarakhand Sainik Welfare Minister Ganesh Joshi, a reply has been sent to the objection of the Finance Department. However, Finance Secretary Dilip Jawalkar says that this file did not go through him, it may have gone directly.
Soldier-dominated state:
Uttarakhand is a soldier-dominated state. Even the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami himself belongs to a soldier family. His father served in the Indian Army and retired as a Subedar.
On an average, one soldier from the state of Uttarakhand has sacrificed his life every month. Since the formation of the state, more than 403 soldiers have sacrificed their lives in the last 24 years.
Brave soldiers of the Kargil war:
Seventy Five soldiers from Uttarakhand attained martyrdom while displaying bravery in the KargilWar which was fought between India and Pakistan during 1999-2000. Not only this , 37 soldiers belonging to Uttarakhand , were awarded medals and other awards for showing exemplary courage and brave action during the war..
The state government had earlier ordered to give Rs 10 lakh to the dependents of the martyred, but last year on Kargil Vijay Diwas, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had announced to give Rs 50 lakh.
