The Chhattisgarh Government will now also provide compensation to the family of the persons who die on account of a snakebite, bee or scorpion sting. ‘In case of death due to snakebite, scorpion sting, bee sting, fatal accidents like lPG cylinder blast, mine-sink, heat stroke, drowning etc. families of the deceased will be provided financial aid of Rs4 lakh each, announced Revenue and Calamity Management and Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey in the Cabinet meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Raman Singh.
A decision of revising the existing provisions of financial aid for natural calamity victims and increasing the amount for the same was also taken in the meeting. Revenue and Calamity Management and Higher Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey said that the Cabinet has taken an important decision on humanitarian grounds by approving the proposals for revision of existing provisions of Revenue Book Circular 6 (4).
As per the revised provisions, in case of casualty due to natural calamities such as incessant rain, flood, storm, lightening, the dependent families of deceased will be provided immediate financial aid. The Cabinet has gone for two fold increase in financial aid in such cases, he said
Pandey said that presently, in such cases, there is a provision of financial aid of Rs1.50 lakh for dependent families. This provision is applicable since year 2012, which has been increased to Rs4 lakh at the Cabinet meeting.
In case of casualty due to bus or authorised public transport vehicle accidentally falling into river or falling off the cliff, the Cabinet has decided to increase financial aid from Rs75,000 to Rs2 lakh, he said.
The Minister said that financial aid for dependent family of the deceased, in case a person dies while making calamity management arrangements or during relief work, will be increased from Rs1.50 lakh to Rs4 lakh, as per Cabinet's decision.
In case of partial disability caused (40-80 per cent damage), the Cabinet has decided to revise the provision by increasing financial aid from Rs43,500 to Rs59,100. In this case, the victim will have to produce certificate form competent physician of a Government hospital.
Pandey said that there is a provision of financial aid of Rs62,000 per person, in case of more than 80 per cent disability caused in natural calamity. As per the revised provision, in case of more than 60 per cent disability caused in such circumstances, the financial aid of Rs2 lakh will be provided. The Cabinet has also decided to increase compensation amount for damage of personal property in calamity, he said.
The Revenue Minister said that terms and conditions for the damaged crops were changed on Tuesday after the Cabinet meeting. Efforts are being made to provide more immediate compensation in case of natural calamities to the farmers. Earlier compensation was paid if more than 50 per cent crops were damaged during the natural disasters but at present it has been reduced to 33 per cent . He said that in case deaths of cows and buffaloes occurs then the compensation has been hiked to Rs30,000 from the earlier Rs16,400.
Compensation of Rs3,000 will be given if pig, goat and sheep dies. Moreover, compensation of Rs25,000 will be given in case bull, camel and horse dies. An amount of Rs4,100 will be given as compensation in case the handloom, weavers equipment are damaged in natural calamities. Compensation of Rs95,100 will be given if the house is damaged.
The Minister said that compensation of Rs13,500 per hectare will be paid if the fruit-bearing trees like papaya, plantain, anaar (Pomegranate), grape are damaged during the natural calamities. If the flower-bearing trees are damaged then the compensation paid will be Rs6,000 per hectare.