Archive · 16 Sep 2025
Kashmir Families Question Compensation Policies, Citing Discrimination
In Kashmir, the government is giving jobs to families whose loved ones were killed by militants.
Families of those killed by the police or army feel left out.
These families are asking why they aren't getting help too, since they also lost loved ones.
A policy from 1994 was meant to help all victims of violence, but now it seems to only focus on one group.
Some families are fighting for justice and acknowledgement from the government for their loss.
They want to be treated the same as others who have received help.
LG Manoj Sinha distributed job certificates to families of those killed by militants.
Families of victims killed by security forces feel excluded from the compensation and job initiative.
The 1994 policy (SRO-43) originally included victims of militancy-related violence, regardless of who caused the death.
Families are seeking acknowledgement and justice for the deaths of their relatives.
Some families are seeking the reopening of their cases to seek justice.
- Who
- Families of those killed in Kashmir, and the Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha
- What
- Dispute over the distribution of compensation and jobs to families of victims of violence in Kashmir
- When
- Recent months, with the LG distributing jobs; events go back to the 1990s.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir, specifically in the context of militancy and security operations.
- Why
- Families of those killed by security forces are questioning the LG's compensation drive, as it appears to exclude them.
Families of Victims of State Violence
LG Administration
Eligibility for Compensation
Families of Victims of State Violence
Victims of security forces violence should be included in the compensation and job schemes.
LG Administration
Appears to focus on families of those killed by militants
Acknowledgment of Wrongdoing
Families of Victims of State Violence
The state should acknowledge the harm caused by security forces.
LG Administration
Not explicitly acknowledging or compensating for victims of security forces.
- Event
- Kashmir LG distributing jobs to families of those killed by militants
- Policy
- SRO-43 (Compassionate Appointment) Rules, 1994
- LG's Action
- Handing out jobs to families of those killed by militants
- Families' Concern
- Exclusion of families killed by security forces
- Compensation
- Families of those killed by security forces are not acknowledged as victims