COMPENSATION TO LANDMINE VICTIMS
Rajya Sabha
As per records
available with the Army, 73 persons (60 army personnel and 13
civilians) have lost their lives and 216 persons (132 army personnel&
84 civilians) have been injured in mine related accidents. An
amount of Rs 37.60 crore has since been reimbursed as compensation
to the affected persons for the loss/damage of crop due to laying
of mines by the Army.
The Board of Officers
of the Army along with the representatives of the local revenue
authorities carry out the requisite surveys and recommend the
assessed amount of compensation to the concerned authorities for
this purpose.
This information
was given by Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Shri Rahman Khan in Rajya Sabha today.
