Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Thursday announced compensation of Rs.500,000 for the kin of those killed in the serial blasts and Rs.50,000 for the injured.

"The Maharashtra government condoles the death of the 17 people who lost their lives. The cabinet has offered Rs.500,000 compensation to the family of the deceased and Rs.50,000 to the injured," Chavan said in a joint press conference with Home Minister P. Chidambaram here.