Bengaluru: Coming to the rescue of the families of BPL who have lost their family members to Covid infection, the Karnataka Government has decided to offer financial aid of Rs. 1 lakh to the family that has lost adult members.
Informing this to media persons, Chief Minister, B. S. Yediyurappa said that the government realizes that the people of BPL category is immensely suffering already, mainly when the adult members lose their lives to Covid.
“ Considering this, the government has now decided to help the family by offering Rs. 1 lakh as financial aid”, he said.
He said that the government may have to spend around Rs. 300 crore for paying compensation to people of BPL who have lost a family member. He claimed that at least one member among 25,000 BPL families of the State has lost live to Covid
With regard to the financial position of the State, he claimed that the situation is better.
