Jalgaon Pushpak Express Accident Update: PM Modi announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for injured victims

Jalgaon Pushpak Express Accident: Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Wednesday announced ex-gratia payments for victims of the tragic mishap connected railway tracks successful Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Families of the deceased volition person Rs 2 lakh each, portion Rs 50,000 and Rs 5,000 person been allocated to those with grievous and insignificant injuries, respectively. 

On Wednesday, astatine slightest 12 passengers were killed portion 15 others sustained injuries aft being struck by the Karnataka Express successful Jalgaon district, officials said. The incidental unfolded erstwhile passengers of the Lucknow-CSMT Pushpak Express, reacting to rumours of a occurrence onboard, disembarked onto the tracks, starring to the fatal incident.

The ex-gratia payments were distributed to 9 injured passengers of the 12533 Pushpak Express astatine Vrindavan Hospital and Vighnaharta Pachora. Five passengers who suffered grievous injuries—Hasan Ali, Vijay Kumar, Uttam Harjan, Dharma Sawant, and Abu Mohammad—received Rs 50,000 each, Zee Business learned from sources. 

Meanwhile, 4 passengers with insignificant injuries—Moharam, Hakeem Ansari, Deepak Thapa, and Hujala Sawant—were provided Rs 5,000 each. In total, Rs 2.7 lakh was disbursed arsenic ex-gratia. 

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), PM Modi expressed condolences, stating, "Anguished by the tragic mishap connected the railway tracks successful Jalgaon, Maharashtra. I widen my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and commune for the speedy betterment of each the injured. Authorities are providing each imaginable assistance to those affected."

He added that an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would beryllium fixed to the families of the deceased, with Rs 50,000 for the injured. 

Maharashtra government's response 

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, presently successful Davos, announced a Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for the families of the deceased and assured that the authorities authorities would screen the aesculapian expenses of the injured. He described the nonaccomplishment of lives arsenic "deeply distressing" and stated that Jalgaon General Hospital, on with adjacent backstage hospitals, had been readied to supply aesculapian care.  

Fadnavis noted that 8 ambulances were dispatched to the tract and exigency equipment, including solid cutters and floodlights, was connected standby. He added, "We are monitoring the full concern and each indispensable assistance is being provided immediately. I americium successful interaction with the territory administration."

Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde confirmed rescue teams and railway officials had reached the site, and the injured were being shifted to hospitals for treatment.