Orissa hikes ex-gratia for victims of Maoist attack

Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (UNI) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today hiked the ex gratia for the victims of Maoist attack from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh with immediate effect.

Official sources said henceforth the next of kin of the person killed in Maoist attack in the state would receive Rs 1 lakh more as ex-gratia.

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