Madhya Pradesh Cm stated that Rs. 1 crore will be provided to his kin along with a complete state and military honour.
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Thursday said that the Madhya Pradesh government will provide a compensation of rupees 1 crore to the kin of Group Captain Varun Singh the lone survivor of the Tamil Nadu army chopper crash.
Chauhan also claimed that Singh’s last rites will be performed with full state military honors.
Addressing the media, Chouhan said, “I pay tribute to Group Captain Varun Singh. His last rites will be performed with full state and military honour. His father is very brave too. The entire family is dedicated to the nation. We stand with them in this hour of grief.”
“The naming of an institution after him and the erection of his statue in his memory will be discussed with the family. The state government will provide a compensation of ₹1 crore to the next of kin,” he added.
The mortal remains of the Group captain Varun Singh, who passed away on December 15, reached Yelahanka Air Force Base in Bengaluru where the Indian Air Force (IAF) military officials paid him tribute.
Gaurav Singh was the lone survivor of the December 8 Tamil Nadu chopper crash in which 13 people, including Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife, had died.
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