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LIC announces relaxations for victims of Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad

LIC announces relaxations for victims of Air India  plane crash in Ahmedabad

Kolkata, June 13 (UNI) Life Insurance Corporation of India on Friday announced several concessions for the LIC policyholders of the Air India plane crash victims in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Expressing deep grief over the death of on-board passengers and crew members of Air India flight, and also people on the ground who were killed due to the plane crash in Ahmedabad, the LIC has announced several concessions to mitigate the hardships of the claimants of the LIC policyholders.
"Instead of death certificates, any evidence in Government records of death of the policyholder due to the plane crash or any compensation paid by Central/State Government /Airline Authorities will be accepted as proof of death," the company said in an official statement.

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