 bill no  92 of  2018 the victims of terrorism (provision of compensation and welfare measures) bill, 2018 by shri ramesh bidhuri, mp a billto provide for payment of compensation to and provision of certain welfare measures for the victims of terror attacksbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and extent1  (1) this act may be called the victims of terrorism (provision of compensation and welfare measures) act, 2018(2) it extends to the whole of india5definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and (b) "terror attack" means an attack by a terrorist group operating within or fromoutside the country3 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the central government shall pay compensation to and take the following welfare measures for the victims of terror attack in the following manner:—compensation to the victims of terror attack(i) in case of loss of life,5(a) an ex gratia grant to the next of kin of the deceased which shall not be less than fifteen lakh rupees;(b) financial assistance at such rate, as may be prescribed, to the next of kin of the deceased; and10(c) preference in central government jobs to the next of kin of the deceased; (ii) in case of serious injury leading to incapacitation,—(a) medical treatment free of cost till full recovery; and(b) payment of an ex gratia amount to the victim, which shall not be less than three lakh rupees;15(iii) in case of minor injuries payment of an ex gratia amount, which shall not be less than two lakh rupees; and(iv) in case of damage to the dwelling unit as a result of torching or bombing, repair of the dwelling unit, if  viable or construction of a new dwelling unit20overriding effect of the act4 the provisions of this act and rules made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force5 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other law for the time being in forceact not in derogation of any other law for the time being in forcepower to make rules256 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act30(2) every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days, which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsthe incidents of terror attacks are increasing in many parts of the country hundreds of innocent persons are being killed in such terrorist attacks their lives are shattered as they become permanently disabled or die during such attacks the condition of deceased families is miserable as adequate compensation has not been  provided to them by the government therefore, it is necessary that the central government should come forward to pay compensation and provide certain other measures for the welfare of victims of terror attackshence this billnew delhi;ramesh  bidhurifebruary 9, 2018 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for compensation to the victims or dependants of persons killed or injured during terror attacks it also provides for construction of new dwelling units in case dwelling units are damaged in the terror attacks the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand crore is likely to be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 6 of the bill gives power to the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill  as the rules will relate to matters of detail only,  the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for payment of compensation to and provision of certain welfare measures for the victims of terror attacks————(shri ramesh bidhuri, mp)mgipmrnd—1389ls(s3)—03082018