Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will meet the family members of those killed in the blast at Jhabua today.
Chouhan had yesterday met with the surviving victims of the blast. He had also visited the blast site and interacted with the family members of the deceased, besides locals.
The Madhya Pradesh chief minister had earlier said that family members of the deceased will get Rs.five lakh as ex-gratia, instead of Rs. two lakh as promised earlier.
Chouhan also said that jobs would be given to the kin of the deceased.
Meanwhile, the state Congress committee has demanded a CBI probe of the blast, which claimed 90 lives and left over 100 others injured.
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