Kerala to roll out additional financial relief of Rs 5,000 per month for BPL families of COVID-19 deceased

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said this additional financial assistance will also be provided to BPL families of those who might succumb to coronavirus in the coming days. 

New Delhi: The Kerala government on Wednesday (October 13) said that Below Poverty Line (BPL) dependent families whose kin died due to COVID-19 will receive Rs 5,000 per month for three years as additional assistance. 

The call was taken at a Cabinet meeting where it was decided the additional relief would be made available only to BPL dependents of the deceased.

Further, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said this financial assistance will also be provided to BPL families of those who might succumb to coronavirus in the coming days, PTI reported.