Family of Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh at Veinpoin village on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Vishal Kumar

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 2

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has announced ex-gratia of Rs 12 lakh for the next of kin of Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh, one of the victims of the barbaric assault by Pakistani troops in which two soldiers of the Indian Army were killed and their bodies brutally mutilated in Jammu & Kashmir on Monday.The Chief Minister, who will visit the native village of Paramjit Singh in Tarn Taran on May 7, also deputed his Cabinet colleague, Rana Gurjit Singh, on Tuesday to personally meet the bereaved family of the deceased to share their tragic loss.According to a government spokesperson, while Rs 5 lakh in cash and a plot worth the same amount would be given to Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh’s wife and children, Rs 2 lakh would be paid to his parents.Besides, the Chief Minister also announced that a suitable government job would be given to the next of kin of the martyred soldier and his children would get free education for degree courses at one of the nine Sainik Institutes of Management and Technology in the state.The Chief Minister also sanctioned Rs 1 lakh, through the Red Cross, for renaming the local government rest house in Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh’s name.