One lakh relief to BPL families which lost earning member to COVID

Rs one lakh relief would be given to each of the families under Below Poverty Line (BPL) which lost an earning or adult member due to COVID-19, was announced by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday.

Due to COVID-19, many families are in trouble.

Keeping this in mind, we have decided to give Rs one lakh to each of such BPL families, which lost their ‘adult member’,’ he told reporters.

He also said that the decision will benefit about 25,000 to 30,000 such families incurring an expenditure of Rs 250 crore to Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer.

'ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಸೋಂಕಿನಿಂದ ದುಡಿಯುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟು ಅನೇಕ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳು ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿದೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ಮನಗಂಡು, ಬಿಪಿಎಲ್ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋವಿಡ್ ಸೋಂಕಿನಿಂದ ವಯಸ್ಕರು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಲ್ಲಿ, ಆ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ 1 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ. ಪರಿಹಾರ ನೀಡಲು ತೀರ್ಮಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ವಿತರಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು' : ಸಿಎಂ @BSYBJP pic.twitter.com/LuWDOhQEmt

— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) June 14, 2021