Prime Minister has announced an ex gratia relief of Rs.1 lakh to the next of the kin of E-rickshaw driver beaten to death for espousing the social cause of Swachha Bharat.<br/><br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a four nation tour has sanctioned Rs one lakh from the prime Minister's National Relief fund to the next of kin of the E-rickshaw driver Ravindra Kumar who was beaten to death for stopping two people from urinating in the public in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The prime Minister condemned the incident and directed the authorities to bring to book and punish the culprits for committing such inhuman act.<br/><br/>Earlier in the day Urban Development and Information & Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu visited the family of the e-rickshaw driver at GTB Nagar in New Delhi. <br/><br/>He also handed over a cheque of 50,000 rupees from his salary to the family terming the act as condemnable, Shri Naidu said that the culprits must be punished.
News On AIR | May 29, 2017 9:23 PM
PM Modi announces ex gratia relief of Rs 1 lakh to next of kin of E-rickshaw driver