Kin of crash victims to get up to Rs 76 lakh compensation

Last Updated: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 20:55

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New Delhi: Family members of each of those killed in the Mangalore plane crash will get up to Rs 76 lakh as compensation.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to each crash victim family and Rs 50,000 each to those injured in the Air India aircraft crash from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said the airlines will give up to USD 1,60,000 (about Rs 72 lakh) to the family members of each victim as per the provisions of the Carriage by Air (Amendment) Act.

Under this Act, which has been amended as per The Montreal Convention, kin of each victim is entitled for up to one lakh special drawing rights (SDR) which as per the present exchange rates is worth about USD 1,60,000 (Rs 72 lakh).

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced Rs 2 lakh compensation to each of the families of the 158 people killed in the crash at Bajpe airport.

The Carriage by Air Act, which was amended during the Winter session of Parliament, makes the air carriers liable for injury or death of passengers, for destruction or loss of or damage to baggage and cargo, and losses caused by delay in international carriage of passengers, baggage and cargo.

PTI

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First Published: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 20:55

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Pavan - switzerland
it is really disgusting to hear compensation and amounts the kin receive(in this point of time, right after the accident).
akind request to prime minister of india or the concerned minister: make sure the kins recieve the money they are entitled to(i mean take care of corruption and other issues and ensure the process runs smooth in handling the money to the dependents).
a special request to airlines & the aviation minister: please dont talk and tell us the rules and theories. ensure that the dependents get that money and show us(the whole world) the proof that we take care of dependents who met with the flight accident.
conclusion: please let us put it in action and show results instead of issuing statements and revealing entitlements (biggest help would be to ensure dependents that the system takes care, in my opinion).

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abbas - india
my condolences to all the bereved families of the air crash , i appreciate the aviation authorites giving this good amount to the families , every time we have a serious mishap our ministers offer to regign this gimmick is not enough.
mr.praful you being the minister incharge of aviation and airports around the country its your job to make sure we have the right infrastructure in place like the runways the communication equipment and proper trained persnol to handle this very technical and delicate job , please put your department in order now its your moral responsibility to resign from the ministry and i dont understand why the pm has to refuse your resignation on what grounds just to keep the ncp happy .