The Kerala Cabinet on Wednesday decided to adopt the family of Lt. Col. E.K. Niranjan, the NSG commando who was killed in the Pathankot terror attack.
The State will pay a solatium of Rs. 50 lakh to the family. His wife, Radhika, will be given a government job and the entire education expenses of his daughter, Vismaya, would be borne by the government.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the Cabinet also decided to rename the Elampilassery government ITI as Lt. Col. Niranjan memorial government ITI. Similarly, the stadium coming up as part of the Palakkad Medical College campus would be named after Niranjan.
