ENDOSULFAN VICTIMS
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandi has announced on Monday,20th June,2011, a rehabilitation programme for endosulfan victims and their families with a view to ensuring them relief in a time bound manner. The victims of the pesticide should be provided relief on a priority basis. The government had already announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each for close family members of those who died of diseases attributed to endosulfan spraying on cashew estates of the plantation corporation of Kerala in the district. Besides 486 victims who died up to 2008, another 194 victims would be added to the list. The ration cards of all deserving family members would be included in the below poverty line category. The government had decided to provide free ration to all deserving family members.
On the demand to set up a medical college hospital or a super specialty hospital to treat the victims in the district. The patients would be provided free treatment at Kozhikodu and Pariyaram medical college hospitals and three hospitals in Mangalore. Agriculture Minister K.P Mohanan declared He distributed Kasaragod as organic district.Health Minister Adoor Prakash said the government Ayurveda hospital in Kasaraagod would be turned into a 50 bed hospital. The Chief Minister inaugurated the online payment of compensation to next of kin of the victims who died. He distributed educational assistance to 1,808 affected School-going children. The Chief Minister also annonced higher assistance for the students: Rs 2000 for those from class 1 to class VII, Rs 3000 for Class III to Class X, and Rs 4000 for plus two students.
Prof. John Kurakar
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandi has announced on Monday,20th June,2011, a rehabilitation programme for endosulfan victims and their families with a view to ensuring them relief in a time bound manner. The victims of the pesticide should be provided relief on a priority basis. The government had already announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each for close family members of those who died of diseases attributed to endosulfan spraying on cashew estates of the plantation corporation of Kerala in the district. Besides 486 victims who died up to 2008, another 194 victims would be added to the list. The ration cards of all deserving family members would be included in the below poverty line category. The government had decided to provide free ration to all deserving family members.
On the demand to set up a medical college hospital or a super specialty hospital to treat the victims in the district. The patients would be provided free treatment at Kozhikodu and Pariyaram medical college hospitals and three hospitals in Mangalore. Agriculture Minister K.P Mohanan declared He distributed Kasaragod as organic district.Health Minister Adoor Prakash said the government Ayurveda hospital in Kasaraagod would be turned into a 50 bed hospital. The Chief Minister inaugurated the online payment of compensation to next of kin of the victims who died. He distributed educational assistance to 1,808 affected School-going children. The Chief Minister also annonced higher assistance for the students: Rs 2000 for those from class 1 to class VII, Rs 3000 for Class III to Class X, and Rs 4000 for plus two students.
Prof. John Kurakar
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