Madhya Pradesh chief minister Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced an ex gratia relief of Rs 1 crore and a government job to the family of Naik Jitendra Kumar Verma, who along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 11 others died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8. Paying homage to Verma on Sunday, CM Chouhan said ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore will be given to the family of the martyr, wife, daughter Sunita will be taken in government service. A school will be named after him- 'Amar Shaheed Jitendra Kumar Vidyalaya'. A memorial will be built in the memory of the braveheart in Dhamanda village.
Verma hailed from Sehore district and the chief minister had reached his native village, Dhamanda, to take part in the funeral on Sunday morning. The mortal remains of Verma arrived at the state hanger in Bhopal, where military officials, public representatives, administration officials and the public paid their tributes to the braveheart. Later, the body was taken to Verma’s ancestral village Dhamanda in Sehore district for the last rites, which were performed by his brother. Verma's father and 13-month-old son were also present there.Verma was one of General Bipin Rawat's Personal Security Officers.
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