Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today announced financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh for the families of each victim from Maharashtra who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack.



The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Fadnavis.



The Chief Minister said that the government will also be taking care of the education and employment needs of these families.

In the cabinet meeting, it was decided to provide a government job to the daughter of deceased Santosh Jagdale.

Six of the tourists who died in the Pahalgam terrorist attack were from Maharashtra.

Fadnavis recently met all the families of the deceased and extended support to them.

The six dead tourists from Maharashtra are- Hemant Satish Joshi, Thane, Atul Shrikant Mone- Mumbai, Sanjay Laxman Lele - Thane, Dilip Desale, Panvel, Santosh Jagdale and Kaustubh Ganbote from Pune.

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