Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said his government has completed the process of providing financial assistance to families of 789 farmers, who lost their lives during the course of the agitation against the Centre’s now-repealed farm laws.
Mr. Mann said the family of the each farmer has been given Rs 5 lakh as financial assistance, amounting to ₹39.55 crore in total.
The farmers died because of various reasons, including harsh winter, road accidents, cardiac arrest and other ailments.
