Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today enhanced the ex-gratia for the families of both the martyred Odia CRPF Jawans from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh.

Besides, Patnaik also announced that the State Government will bear all expenses for education of the children of the martyrs- Manoj Kumar Behera of Ratanpur in Cuttack and Prasanna Sahu of Shikhar village in Jagatsinghpur district.

This apart, he announced that the schools in the two native villages of both the Jawans will be named after them.

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