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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to the capsizing of a boat in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

The Prime Minister conveyed his thoughts to the bereaved families in this hour of grief and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

The Prime Minister announced that an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.

The Prime Minister’s Office posted on X;

“The loss of lives due to the capsizing of a boat in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is deeply painful. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. May the injured recover at the earliest.

An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM @narendramodi”

The loss of lives due to the capsizing of a boat in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal is deeply painful. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. May the injured recover at the earliest.

An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given…

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 13, 2026

পশ্চিমবঙ্গের দক্ষিণ ২৪ পরগনা জেলায় নৌকাডুবিতে প্রাণহানির ঘটনা অত্যন্ত বেদনাদায়ক। শোকসন্তপ্ত পরিবারগুলিকে জানাই সমবেদনা। আহতদের দ্রুত আরোগ্য কামনা করি।

প্রধানমন্ত্রীর জাতীয় ত্রাণ তহবিল থেকে প্রত্যেক মৃতের নিকটাত্মীয়কে ২ লক্ষ টাকা অনুদান দেওয়া হবে। আহতদের দেওয়া হবে ৫০,০০০…

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 13, 2026