This story is from September 27, 2021

Congress demands audit of Covid deaths in Telangana

Congress has demanded that the TRS government should conduct an audit of Covid-19 deaths in Telangana and issue death certificates specifying the reasons for the death enabling kin of the victims to obtain compensation of Rs 50,000 each. The Centre has recently informed the Supreme Court that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) fixed an ex gratia of Rs 50,000 to be paid by the states from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
Congress demands audit of Covid deaths in Telangana
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HYDERABAD: Congress has demanded that the TRS government should conduct an audit of Covid-19 deaths in Telangana and issue death certificates specifying the reasons for the death enabling kin of the victims to obtain compensation of Rs 50,000 each. The Centre has recently informed the Supreme Court that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) fixed an ex gratia of Rs 50,000 to be paid by the states from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
In a letter to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday, AICC spokesperson Dasoju Sravan said it was the duty of the state government to extend financial assistance to men, women, and children orphaned by Covid-19.

“You may be aware that based on the Supreme Court’s intervention, the Government of India has declared Rs 50,000 compensation. Congress feels that the compensation amount is less and has demanded Rs 5 lakh to family members of every person who died due to Covid-19,” he stated.
The Congress leader alleged that the actual number of Covid-19 deaths were not shown by the government and demanded that the CM constitute an apex committee to comprehensively conduct audit of Covid-19 deaths, including those in private and government hospitals and arrive at the actual number of Covid-19 deaths in Telangana.
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