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On the day of the deadly Pulwama attack, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) main Gyanendra Pratap Singh emphasised the force's committedness to eliminating each forms of coercion successful the country.
"The CRPF is duty-bound to hitch retired each forms of coercion from the country," Mr. Singh told reporters aft paying tributes to the 40 CRPF personnel, who were killed successful the panic onslaught astatine Lethpora present successful southbound Kashmir district.
The CRPF apical brass, on with elder officers from the service and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, laid floral tributes to the fallen CRPF unit connected the seventh day of the attack.
"We mislaid our 40 brave jawans connected this day. We are present adjacent the spot (of the attack) to wage homage to the martyrs," the CRPF DG said.
Mr. Singh highlighted that the CRPF household and the CRPF Pariwar Kalyan Sanastha are lasting firmly with the families of the martyrs.
"During this period, we person provided respective resources to the families of the martyrs. We allocated lodging wherever needed; a full of 19 families person been provided homes, and onshore has been fixed to respective different families successful coordination with the respective authorities governments," helium added.
He further noted that the CRPF and CRPF Pariwar Kalyan Sanastha are covering the afloat outgo of acquisition for the children of these families and volition proceed to bash so.
"All children volition person compassionate appointments arsenic they scope adulthood. Families person been granted astir Rs 2.25 to ₹3 crore successful alleviation from the government," helium said.
To code the genuine concerns of martyr families, a Veer Pariwar App has been launched. The CRPF Welfare Directorate maintains progressive connection with each martyr families to conscionable their needs, Mr. Singh said.
The CRPF main said the unit mislaid 8 of its unit successful assorted operations past year.
"We are successful interaction with their families arsenic good and stay dedicated to their welfare, addressing each their needs. I guarantee each martyr families that the CRPF stands with them and volition strive to fulfil their requirements," helium added.
The onslaught occurred connected February 14, 2019, erstwhile a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) termination bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a CRPF bus, which was portion of a convoy connected the Srinagar-Jammu nationalist highway, resulting successful the deaths of 40 CRPF personnel.
