Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Vikas Kundal on Friday handed over cheques amounting to Rs 04 lakh as interim relief to the Next of the Kin (NoK)s of five deceased persons in Road Accidents. The assistance was provided under Jammu and Kashmir Road Accident Victim Fund.
Assistant Regional Transport Officer, Shami Kumar and Accounts Officer, Rajesh Kumar, were also present on the occasion.
The objective of the fund is to provide immediate succor to the dependents/ kith and kin/ legal heirs of the persons killed, injured in road accidents of passenger cum private vehicles including the vehicles owned by government corporations/public sector undertakings etc.
He asked the ARTO to process other cases and provide financial assistance to the road accident victims as per norms.
