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PM announces relief to flood victims in Gujarat, M.P. and to injured Para Military personnel in Ayodhya

July 6, 2005 - New Delhi

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has announced that a sum of one lakh rupees would be paid to each of the families of the deceased in floods in the States of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.

He also announced that a sum of one lakh rupees each would be paid from the PM's Relief Fund to the para military forces personnel who sustained injuries while foiling terrorist attack in Ayodhya yesterday.