The Maharashtra government on Tuesday announced a sum of Rs 50 lakh each as monetary assistance to the families of those who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22. The government will also help the education of their children and provide a government job to a family member. Six tourists from Maharashtra who were on holiday with their families lost their lives in the attack.
The victims include Santosh Jagdale and Kaustubh Ganavate (both from Pune); three maternal cousins — Hemant Joshi, Sanjay Lele, and Atul Mone (all from Dombivli); and Dilip Disle from Panvel. Immediately after the incident, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced Rs five lakh as an interim compensation to the families of the deceased tourists.