Kerala govt to propose Rs 2,000 crore plan for returnees’ rehab

The government will soon submit a Rs 2,000 crore proposal to the Centre for therehabilitationof the non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who have returned Home permanently from abroad amid the Covid pandemic, chief ministerPinarayi Vijayantold the assembly.

At the same time, as per the details provided by the Airport Authority of India (AAI), as many as 39,55,230 persons returned through the in the state from May 2020 till October 21, this year. It can be inferred from these figures that the majority of those who wished to return, had returned, the chief minister said.

The government had provided an immediate relief of Rs 5,000 per person to 1,33,800 people who had arrived with a valid passport and valid job visa but could not return.