Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Gujarat CM Gives Rs 50 Lakh Aid to RFO’s Family
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited a memorial for forest workers who died protecting nature.
He gave Rs 50 lakh to the family of Range Forest Officer Vikas Desai.
Desai died while chasing smugglers.
The money came from a government benevolent fund.
Another forest worker received Rs 2 lakh after being hurt in a wildlife conflict.
National Forest Martyrs’ Day is observed in September.
The day remembers forest guards, foresters and officers who sacrificed their lives.
It also encourages people to help protect forests and wildlife.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel gave Rs 50 lakh to the family of late Range Forest Officer Vikas Desai.
The aid was provided from the government’s benevolent fund.
Desai died while chasing smugglers, according to the report’s headline.
An additional Rs 2 lakh was given to a forest department employee injured in a recent wildlife conflict.
The assistance was announced during National Forest Martyrs’ Day observances in Gandhinagar.
- Who
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, late Range Forest Officer Vikas Desai’s family and an injured forest department employee.
- What
- The chief minister handed over Rs 50 lakh to Desai’s family and Rs 2 lakh to the injured employee.
- When
- On Friday, during National Forest Martyrs’ Day observances in September.
- Where
- The Forest Martyrs’ Memorial in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- Why
- To support Desai’s family and honour forest personnel who sacrifice their lives protecting forests and wildlife.
- Chief minister
- Bhupendra Patel
- Aid to RFO’s family
- Rs 50 lakh
- Recipient
- The family of late Range Forest Officer Vikas Desai
- Source of aid
- Government benevolent fund
- Aid to injured employee
- Rs 2 lakh
- Occasion
- National Forest Martyrs’ Day
- Location
- Forest Martyrs’ Memorial, Gandhinagar