PM Modi approves Rs 2 lakh for kin of migrants run over by goods train in Aurangabad, Rs 50K for injured

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday approved ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the 16 migrant labourers who were run over by a goods train near Aurangabad in Maharashtra on May 8.

The Prime Minister has sanctioned ex-gratia out of Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF) at Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the persons deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the persons who got seriously injured in the train accident in Aurangabad District, Maharashtra," his office said.

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It asked the Railways to furnish details of the total fund required, along with the names of the deceased, their next of the kin and the seriously injured persons with their complete postal addresses.

The amount will be disbursed to the beneficiaries through the Ministry of Railways.

The migrant workers were trying to walk along the railway track from Jalna to Bhusawal in Maharashtra, hoping to catch a train from Aurangabad to get back to their homes in Madhya Pradesh.

After walking around 36 km night they fell to sleep on the tracks and run over by goods trains.