Kerala to give Rs 5000 per month additional relief to BPL families of COVID-19 deceased

The Kerala Cabinet decided that the additional relief would be made available only to BPL dependents of the deceased, and added that this relief would also be provided to BPL families of those who might die due to COVID-19 in the coming days.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced monetary relief of Rs 5,000 per month to BPL dependent families of those who died due to COVID-19, in addition to the financial assistance they are already receiving.

Issuing a release Wednesday, the Chief Minister said the decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting, where it was also decided that the additional relief would be made available only to BPL dependents of the deceased, adding that this relief would also be provided to BPL families of those who might die due to COVID-19 in the coming days.

Vijayan further said that this additional relief would not make such families ineligible to receive other relief packages under social welfare, welfare funds or pensions, adding that families settled here of those who died outside the state or country would also be eligible for the benefit and while including them in BPL category, the income of the deceased would not be taken into account.