July 14, 2011 7:53 PM

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PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia to each killed in Mumbai blasts

Prime Minister announced an ex-gratia assistance of two lakh rupees each to the next of kin of those killed and one lakh each to the seriously injured in Mumbai bomb explosions. According to PMO spokesperson,Dr.Manmohan Singh will be travelling to Mumbai this evening to personally take stock of the situation. He is expected to visit the blast sites and hospitals to meet the injured.In view of his visit, a meeting of the Council of Ministers convened this evening has been put off.The Prime Minister last night strongly condemned the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai and appealed to the people of the megapolis to remain calm and show a united front.The Prime Minister, who was monitoring the developments related to the explosions, had spoken to Home Minister P Chidambaram and also Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.Dr. Singh had said he had asked Chavan to do whatever is possible to provide relief to the injured and to the families of the deceased.The UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi is also likely to accompany the prime minister to Mumbai.

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