Maharashtra Police approves over Rs 138 Crore fund for kin of police Covid- 19 martyrs :RTI

The Maharashtra Govt has approved a financial assistance of over Rs 138 Crore for the families of State Police Officers and other staff members who died while on Covid-19 duty .

The Maharashtra government approved a financial assistance of Rs 138.50 crore for the families of such 277 state police officers/staff (excluding Mumbai city) and Rs 53 crore for the kin of 106 Mumbai police officers/staff, as per the response received under the RTI. According to the reports 370 Maharashtra Police Officers / staff members (excluding Mumbai) and 123 of Mumbai police died while on COVID-19 duty till September 14 this year.