The cabinet decided to provide a sustenance fund on compassionate grounds of Rs 5,000 each to BPL families of those who have died of Covid-19. This will be in addition to all the declared compensations and financial assistance for Covid deaths.
People dependent on those who have died of Covid-19 in the BPL families will be eligible. The government has made it clear that the beneficiary of any social welfare pensions will not be a hindrance for getting this new benefit.
As per the decision, if the person has died anywhere in the country or even outside the country, and if the family is settled in Kerala, then they will be eligible for this compensation. District collectors and the revenue department will be taking up the steps for beginning the process of application. A simplified application process will be made available for this.
The state cabinet has directed the revenue department that this special assistance should be disbursed within 30 days of the receipt of the application. No applicants should be summoned to any of the offices for verifying the applications.