Rajasthan government has decided to pay the relief of 30 lakh rupees in the case of electrocution of bus passengers, on the recommendation of National Human Rights Commission. Setting aside the no negligence contention of the Rajasthan government, the Commission had recommended that the state government pay five lakh rupees each to the Next of Kin of the six passengers who died due to electrocution. The passengers were electrocuted when the bus they were travelling in came into contact with an unguarded high voltage wire in the Jalore district on 16th of this month. The State Government has accepted the NHRC recommendation and is making the payment of the relief to the Next of Kin of the deceased victims.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The Commission had taken cognizance of the incident based on a complaint and called for the reports from the Electricity Department of the state. Based on the material on record, it concluded that there was negligence on the part of the Electricity Department in fixing the electricity poles on the road.</span><br />