Rs300 crore sanctioned for payment against Covid deaths

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The state cabinet sanctioned the release of Rs300 crore from the contingency fund for meeting expenditure on the payment of compensation to the next of kin of those who died due to Covid-19 up to March 31, 2022. The compensation amount, as already announced by the government, is Rs4 lakh for each death due to the Covid-19 infection.

The cabinet also approved the release of Rs1,173.93 crore from the state contingency fund for the implementation of the schemes under the PM Awas Yojana and

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href="https://exam.pscnotes.com/mahatma-gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi Rural EMPLOYMENT Guarantee schemes (MNREGS) during the 2021-22 fiscal.

The cabinet also approved the anticipated expenditure of Rs36.41 crore to be incurred on the purchase of vehicles for the anti-riot forces. Besides, the cabinet cleared the release of Rs 456.05 crore for the acquisition of 108.98 acres of land required for the construction of Danapur-Bihta elevated corridor.