AMBALA: Haryana health minister Anil Vij on Friday handed cheques worth ` 20 lakh to the family of martyr Gursewak Singh at village Garnala. Garud commando Singh was killed in the terrorist attack at the Pathankot airbase early this month.
Cheque of ` 10 lakh has been handed over to his wife Jaspreet Kaur and ` 5 lakh each to his father Sucha Singh and mother Amrik Kaur.
Vij had announced ` 10 lakh compensation from his discretionary fund, while MPs Rattan Lal Kataria and Prem Singh Chandumajra had announced ` 5 lakh from MPLAD fund.
Vij told the family that the formalities regarding payment of pension as per rules would soon be completed and the process of giving job to a family member would also begin soon.