Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today thanked the Union Government for increasing the quantum of ex-gratia and other reliefs especially for the cross-border firing victims.Pertinently, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, has recently approved that relief and compensation for house damages, crop/livestock losses, relief for stay at relief camps and displacement etc will be payable at the rates equal to NDRF that are fixed from time to time.Dr Singh said the ex-gratia relief in case of death has been increased to Rs 5 lakh whereas Rs 75000 would be provided in case of permanent disability and Rs 5000 for minor injury.Similarly, in case of house damage, the limit has been fixed at Rs 1 lakh or 50% of assessment of actual damage. He said Rs 30000 will be given in case of death of cattle (cow/buffalo) Rs 25000 for death of horses and Rs 3000 for goat and sheep.