The amount was fixed as per the cabinet decision recently. As per the decision, the amount for liaison officer has been increased to Rs. 800,000 from Rs. 600,000, Rs. one million from Rs. 500,000 for mountain guides, from Rs. 400,000 to one million for high altitude workers, base camp workers from Rs. 350,000 to Rs. 800,000, and for local workers from Rs. 250,000 to Rs. 500,000, and Rs. 50,000 to not less than Rs. 300,000 for treatment of all of the above.
Likewise, $ 10,000 has been maintained at least by increasing from $ 4,000 for emergency rescue insurance for search and rescue of dead bodies.
The arrangement will be enforced from January 1, 2014, but the Ministry has requested to enforce it voluntarily in expeditions before that in the interest of stakeholders.
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