New Delhi: Railway Minister Nitish Kumar has announced an enhanced ex-gratia payment of Rs one lakh to the next of the kin of those killed in the July 2 rail accident at Warangal.

The ex-gratia payment would also apply to the next of the kin of the road users who died in the accident, a Railway spokesman said.

Kumar also announced an enhanced ex-gratia payment of Rs 25,000 for the grievously injured and Rs 10,000 for those who received minor injuries (both train passengers and road users) in the rail accident.

In usual cases, the next of the kin of the dead in a rail accident are entitled to Rs 25,000 while Rs 5,000 is paid to those grievously injured and Rs 500 for those receiving simple injuries, the spokesman added.

PTI