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TN orders ₹1 crore aid for families of police killed on duty

TN orders ₹1 crore aid for families of police killed on duty

A government order turns Chief Minister Vijay's Assembly announcement into policy, with ₹2 crore set aside every year.

Tamil Nadu has ordered ₹1 crore compensation for families of police personnel who die on law-and-order duty in heroic circumstances.

The government sanctioned ₹2 crore a year for the payments.

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay had announced the measure in the Assembly during the police budget debate.