Bengal train collision: PM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for injured

New Delhi, 17/6: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday announced that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the next of kin of the deceased in the railway mishap that took place earlier today in West Bengal’s Siliguri.

Earlier today, PM Modi condoled the loss of lives in the mishap.