The children of the women who died after surgeries were conducted on them in the sterilisation camps in Bilaspur district would be adopted by the State Government.
The Government will issue fixed deposit of Rs 2 lakh for each motherless child, bear the expense of education and free medical care will be provided to the child in Apollo Hospital till the age of 18 years.
This was decided in a high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Raman Singh at his residence on Sunday, an official statement issued on Sunday stated.
Singh said that to secure the future of these children the State Government has decided to adopt them.
Every minor child of the women who died in the sterilisation camps will be adopted. The Government will arrange a fixed deposit of Rs 2 lakh for each child which will be issued jointly in name of the child and the District Collector. The child will get the amount once he will become adult and he could operate the account by himself, he said.
The Government will provide free education to the minor children and arrangement for this will be done according to the wish of the family members, Singh said.
Health card will be prepared for each child and on the basis of which free medical care will be provided to the child at Apollo Hospital, Bilaspur till he/she attains the age of 18 years, he said.
Singh directed the officers for immediate compliance of the order.
It is pertinent to mention that 13 women had after undergoing surgeries in sterilization camp conducted in Bilaspur district on November 8 and 10. A number of women are still under treatment in different hospitals of Bilaspur.
The Chief Minister had announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the kin of each women who died and Rs 50,000 for those under treatment besides free treatment to them.
Doctors from AIIMS New Delhi and Apollo Hospital Hyderabad were also arranged by the Government for treatment of the victims.
The Chief Minister has also constituted a single member inquiry commission to probe into the incident. The services of two officers have been terminated and two have been suspended in the incident. The officers whose services have been terminated include the surgeon who had performed the surgeries. A case has also been registered against him and he has been arrested.