Jobs for members of civilian victims of naxals

Hyderabad, June 6 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh Government today decided to provide a job to one family member a civilian victim of a naxal attack.

So far jobs were being given only to family members of policemen who lost their life in extremist attacks.

Briefing newsmen after a Cabinet meeting, Minister for Information and Public Relations, Anam Rama Narayana Reddy said the Cabinet had also decided to pay a compensation of Rs five lakh to family members of Home Guards who lost life in such attacks.

Those who became permanently disabled would be paid Rs two lakh.

The Minister also said posts of junior assistants/typists/ attenders would be filled up according to the claimants' qualification.

In cases where there were no vacancies, collectors were given powers to create super numerary posts. As against the maximum limit of fiveposts the collectors were authorised to create in an year earlier,the limit was lifted now, the minister added.

Mr Reddy said that in view of the growth of the Visakhapatnam Port area, the government had decided to sanction an A class Port Police Station and a Traffic Port Police Station with 77 police personnel.

In Kadapa, the Airport Aithority of India had acquired 533 acre of land long ago to revive the existing airport and the ownership was not changed in their favour in the revenue records he said.

The Information Minister said the Cabinet had approved the proposals for reorganisation of the Registration Department to meet the growing needs of citizens for improvement in service levels and efficiency and accountability of the staff.

UNI