₹4.62 crore compensation disbursed among 462 families hit by COVID-19
The Hindu
Also, ₹50,000 each given to legal heirs of 1,143 people who died of the infection
Emphasising the need for people to further support the government in its endeavour to curb the pandemic,Minister for Mines and Geology, Women and Child Development and Dharwad district in-charge Halappa Achar has said that ₹4.62 crore has been disbursed to 462 BPL families that lost members to COVID-19 in the district.
Hoisting the tricolour at R.N. Shetty Stadium in Dharwad during the Republic Day celebrations organised by the district administration,Mr. Achar said that along with it, ₹50,000 each has been given to legal heirs of 1,143 people who died of COVID-19. This amount has been directly credited to their bank accounts, he said.
The Minister said that the biggest inoculation drive in the entire world is being carried out in the country which has a population of 130 crore. And, along with it, various measures are being taken both by the Union and State Governments to check the spread of the pandemic, he said.
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