The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to grant a Rs. 100,000 one-time payment to families of missing persons.
Policies have been formulated to assist in rehabilitation of the lives of individuals affected by grievances under various circumstances, according to the compensation policies and guidelines.
Meanwhile, according to provisions of the Office of the Missing Persons No. 17 of 2016, the Registrar General issues the certification of death or the missing subsequent to the conduct of investigations in relation to missing persons.
Accordingly, the Minister of Justice presented a Cabinet paper to pay an allowance of Rs. 100,000 to the closest relative of the family of a missing person who possesses a certification of the missing person issued by the Registrar General.
