 bill  no 140  of  2016 the special financial assistance to the victims of terror attacks bill, 2016 by shri  maheish girri,  mp a billto provide for special financial assistance to the victims of terror attacks in the country and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the special financial assistance to the victims of terror attacks, 2016short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, bynotification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—10(i) "dependent" includes spouse, children and aged parents, who are dependenton the deceased victim of terror attack;(ii) "terror attack" means an attack by a terrorist group operating within or from outside the country; and(iii) "victim of terror attack" means a person who dies or gets injured in a terror attack53 notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the central government shall grant special financial assistance to the victims of terror attack in the following manner:—special financial assistance to the victims of terror attack(i) in case of loss of life, an ex gratia grant to the dependent of victim which shall not be less than rupees five lakh;10(ii) in case of serious injury leading to incapacitation, an ex gratia payment to the victim which shall not be less than rupees three lakh;(iii) in case of minor injury, an ex gratia grant to the victim which shall not be less than rupees one lakh;15(iv) in case of damage of dwelling unit of victim due to terror attack, cost of repair of dwelling unit; and(v) preference in central government jobs to the victim or his dependent, as the case may be 4 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in forceoverriding effect of the act205 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 rules6 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act25 30(2) every rule made under this act 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 reasonsour country has witnessed many terror attacks in the recent past it has been observed that terrorist attack leads to huge loss of lives as well as properties life of victims who meet death in these terror attacks is priceless it is the duty of the government to ensure that families of the victims lead a dignified life after loss of lives of their beloved onesthe present bill seeks to provide for special financial assistance to the families of deceased victim and to the victims who get injured the bill also seeks to provide for repair cost of premises damaged in terror attackshence this bill financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for special financial assistance to the victims of terrorist attacks and their dependant family member it also provides for payment of repairing cost of dwelling units damaged in terror attackthe 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 will be involved from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 6 of the bill empowers 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 special financial assistance to the victims of terror attacks in the country and for matters connected therewith————(shri maheish girri, mp)