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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. (Image: Instagram)
The families of 17 migrant workers from Telangana, who died successful Gulf countries implicit the past twelvemonth of illnesses, accidents, etc, connected Wednesday received cheques of Rs 5 lakh each from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
The CM, who was successful Rajanna Sircilla district’s Vemulawada to laic instauration stones for respective improvement projects, met the families from the area.
Since December 7 past year, erstwhile the Congress authorities came to power, 160 radical from crossed Telangana person died portion they were successful Gulf countries specified arsenic UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Bahrain to work. The highest fig of deceased are from Nizamabad and Jagital districts, said Congress NRI compartment convener Manda Bheem Reddy.
On September 9, the Telangana authorities issued an bid for an ex gratia outgo of Rs 5 lakh each for the 160 families who mislaid loved ones successful the Gulf since December 7.
The state’s NRI section Wednesday issued orders to merchandise an further Rs 1 crore to the Rs 6.45 crore already released past month, to code the shortage of funds for the families.
Apart from mounting up an advisory committee for Gulf workers’ welfare, the authorities authorities has besides decided to supply admittance to the children of the deceased successful authorities residential schools connected priority.
“No different authorities successful the state is giving this magnitude of fiscal assistance to workers who dice successful the Gulf. These families, having mislaid their earning members, are successful dire request of assistance. The CM has said that the authorities volition widen a helping manus to Gulf victims,’’ said Bheem Reddy.
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