MUMBAI: The state government has doubled ex gratia payment for accidental death and permanent/partial disability of a student in Maharashtra from this academic year. The family of a student who dies in an accident will now be entitled to Rs 1.50 lakh as against the earlier Rs 75,000, while the ex gratia for permanent disability due to an accident has been raised from existing Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh
In a circular dated June 21, the school education and sports department has amended the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Student Accident Ex Gratia Grant’ scheme. The scheme for class 1 to 12 students has been on at irregular intervals since 2010.