GUWAHATI: The government of Assam handed over a sanction letter of Rs. 20 lakh to the family members of Moneswar Basumatary, who was martyred in the Pulwama terror attack on February 14 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The sanction letter was handed over to Basumatary’s wife, his son and his daughter by Assam Minister Rihon Daimary, Chief Minister’s media advisor Hrishikesh Goswami at their residence at Kalbari under Baksa district.
Earlier, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had announced an ex gratia of Rs 20 lakhs for Moneswar’s family on February 15, 2019.
