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Amritsar, July 25

Nearly three years after the 2018 Dasehra train tragedy in Amritsar, which claimed over 50 lives near Jaura Phatak, the Punjab Government has finally issued orders to provide jobs to 34 family members of the deceased.

34 families to benefit

A member each from 34 affected families will get jobs, while the matter is pending in cases where there is a dispute
They will be accommodated at DC office, Civil Surgeon office, MC, Education Department and Improvement Trust
In March, the Cabinet had approved jobs for victim families, but the latter had been protesting the delay
Recently, they had written to the Chief Minister, demanding implementation of the announcement

The orders were issued by the Chief Secretary, Personnel, today, which have been forwarded to Deputy Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Khaira and other authorities for necessary action and completion of formalities such as police verification, medical examination and verification of educational qualification.

For over a year, the families of the deceased had been holding a protest seeking government jobs as promised by the state government at the time of the tragedy, which had snatched away bread-winners of several households.

The beneficiaries will be accommodated at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, Civil Surgeon’s office, municipal corporation, Education Department and the Improvement Trust.

According to officials, the state government had approved jobs in undisputed cases, while several cases were still pending with the government owing to some disputes.

The Punjab Cabinet had decided to provide government jobs to the victims’ families during a Cabinet meeting in March this year. A ray of hope had emerged among the families following the government’s approval. The victims had been protesting against the state government over non-fulfilment of its promise. Recently, they had written to the Chief Minister demanding jobs.

They had alleged even after several months of the decision, they had not received any communication from the state government, while the district administration had failed to provide any information in this regard.

Earlier, the Centre and state had released an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively, for the victims, but the affected families alleged the amount could hardly secure their future.