Ashirwad Tower apartment fire, Dhanbad (2023): Deaths and Ex Gratia Relief
Fire on the second floor of a 13-storey residential tower at Joda Phatak; ten women and three children died. The High Court took suo motu cognisance.
What happened
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Place | Dhanbad, Jharkhand |
| Kind | Accident: Fire |
| Deaths | 14 |
| Injured | 12 |
Ex gratia relief announced
| Paying government | Per death | Injury relief | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (Centre) | Rs 2 lakh | Injured: Rs 50,000 x 12 | Rs 0.34 crore |
Total sanctioned: Rs 0.34 crore. Reported as paid: No payment figure has been made public yet.
Sources
Disaster and accident relief register · SDRF and NDRF relief norms
Sanctioned amount = announced rate x reported victims. Injury relief is counted only where the number of injured is on record. Payments by companies and parties are not included.