Endosulfan victims in the district will get Rs.50,000 to settle their bank loans. The victims’ families could claim the amount to repay the loans other than those taken for building house, purchase of luxuries goods and the loans taken from private financiers.
This was announced at a district-level meeting of the Endosulfan Rehabilitation Cell chaired by Minister-in-charge of the district K.P. Mohanan here on Friday.
The government has authorised the District Collector to take action on the loans up to Rs.50,000.
The Cell has sought the government to sanction Rs.7 crore to settle 1,100 loans.
The meeting decided to include three more endosulfan victims in the official list which would make them eligible for free medical treatment and other assistance.
The meeting also decided to take steps to float tenders to buy ambulances for nine of the 11 endosulfan-affected panchayats in the district notified by the government.
A meeting to discuss the issues faced by the victims and assess the ongoing rehabilitation projects would be held here on February 7, Mr. Mohanan said.
Local MLAs E. Chandrashekharan and P.B. Abdul Razak, district panchayat president P.P. Shyamala Devi, District Collector P.S. Muhammed Sagir and other senior district officials attended the meeting.
