SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration has notified a consolidated framework for payment of ex-gratia relief to civilians, security personnel, government employees and others affected by law-and-order disturbances, with compensation ranging from ₹500 for minor injuries to ₹25 lakh for the death of a J&K domicile defence or Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel.
According to the news agency KNO, the General Administration Department (GAD), in an order, superseded its earlier order dated December 3, 2025, and issued revised guidelines for sanctioning relief under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme.
Relief for civilians
Under the new framework, the next of kin of a civilian killed in circumstances covered under the order will be eligible for ₹1 lakh. The same amount will be provided in cases involving deaths on the International Border (IB) or Line of Control (LoC), as well as surrendered militants and militants who had turned informers.
Ex-gratia relief has been fixed at ₹75,000 for permanent disability, ₹5,000 for injuries requiring hospitalisation for more than 24 hours, ₹1,000 for hospitalisation of less than 24 hours, and ₹500 for minor injuries.
The order clarifies that relief for persons other than government employees will be admissible only when victims were not directly or indirectly involved in actual violence or its instigation and were killed, disabled or injured innocently.
Relief for police, defence and CAPF personnel
For police personnel, ex-gratia compensation for death has been fixed at ₹5 lakh, including in the case of Special Police Officers (SPOs). The death of an ex-serviceman will attract ₹2 lakh, while permanent and partial disability will be compensated with ₹75,000 and ₹10,000, respectively.
Police personnel killed or completely or partially disabled in militancy-related incidents while on duly sanctioned leave will also be eligible for relief under the applicable provisions.
For defence personnel and CAPFs, the government has prescribed ₹5 lakh for a non-domicile killed in J&K, while the death of a J&K domicile personnel will attract ₹25 lakh, irrespective of whether the death occurs within or outside the Union Territory. Permanent disability of such personnel in J&K will attract ₹75,000, while partial disability will be compensated with ₹10,000.
Relief for government employees
The administration has also prescribed separate relief for government employees other than police personnel. The next of kin of a magistrate killed in circumstances covered under the order will receive ₹2 lakh, while the death of other government employees will attract ₹1 lakh.
Permanent disability will qualify for ₹75,000, while serious injuries requiring hospitalisation for more than 24 hours will attract ₹5,000. Injuries requiring hospitalisation for less than 24 hours will qualify for ₹1,000, and minor injuries for ₹500.
Provisions for missing persons
The order also provides for cases where there is no direct or conclusive evidence of death but a person is reported missing or the body has not been identified.
In such cases, relief may be sanctioned after a personal inquiry by the District Magistrate into the circumstances in which the person’s death can reasonably be presumed to have occurred. The recipient will have to furnish an indemnity bond and surety bond undertaking to refund the relief if subsequent evidence establishes that the person had not died.
Property damage compensation
The administration has further laid down provisions for compensation for property damaged during counter-terrorism operations.
For damage to movable and immovable property caused during counter-terrorism operations undertaken by CAPFs or the Army, relief will be capped at ₹10 lakh or the actual assessed loss, whichever is less, subject to verification by the District Level Screening Committee. Of this amount, the ceiling has been fixed at ₹7 lakh for immovable property and ₹3 lakh for movable property.
For damage caused by shelling or firing from across the IB or LoC, relief will be 50 per cent of the assessed loss or ₹1 lakh, whichever is less. In cases of damage to immovable property caused by a bomb blast or other act of sabotage, relief will similarly be limited to 50 per cent of the assessed loss or ₹1 lakh, whichever is less.
Sanctioning authority
The Deputy Commissioner concerned will sanction relief for eligible persons other than police personnel, while relief for police personnel will be sanctioned by the Director General of Police. Cases involving defence personnel and CAPFs will be sanctioned by the Government’s Home Department.
A person aggrieved by the Deputy Commissioner’s assessment of damage to immovable property may appeal before the concerned Divisional Commissioner within 30 days from the date of the order, the government said.
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