Amarinder announces jobs for son & daughter of soldier beheaded by Pak forces

May 07, 2017 20:06

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today announced jobs for the son and the daughter of JCO Paramjeet Singh, killed by Pakistani forces at the LoC recently, during a visit to the family's home.

The state government will provide the soldier's 16-year-old daughter Simrandeep Kaur a police job, and also a job to his son Sahildeep Singh, 12, on completion of their education, he said at the family's home in Vein Poin village.

The CM also said his government would soon table before the Cabinet a comprehensive policy standardising compensation rules for Punjabis, working with of any force, who lays down life fighting for the nation.

Paramjeet Singh of the 22 Sikh Regiment was beheaded by Pakistani special forces near the Line of Control in Poonch sector on May 1.

Amarinder said the jobs for the two children, which the family had sought from the government, would be in addition to the compensation already announced for the family.

The state government had earlier announced a compensation of Rs 12 lakh for the family-- Rs 5 lakh for the widow and the children, Rs 2 lakh for parents, and a plot worth Rs 5 lakh.

Another Rs 1 lakh was announced for renaming the local rest house in the soldier's name.

The CM also announced a school and a stadium in the area in the name of the martyred jawan.

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