Raipur. On the initiative of Revenue Minister Tankaram Verma under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai, an amount of Rs 1 crore 07 lakh has been allocated to 14 districts for the year 2024-25 under the State Disaster Relief Fund to provide grant assistance to the dependents of persons who died due to Kovid-19.
The allocated amount includes Rs 10 lakh to Rajnandgaon district, Rs 3 lakh to Dhamtari, Rs 29.50 lakh to Durg, Rs 3 lakh to Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan, Rs 46 lakh to Balodabazar, Rs 50 thousand to Kondagaon, Rs 50 thousand to Balrampur, Rs 50 thousand to Kabirdham, Rs 2 lakh to Korba, Rs 3 lakh to Balod, Rs 2 lakh to Bemetara, Rs 3 lakh to Mahasamund, Rs 3 lakh to Manendragarh-Chirmiri, Rs 1 lakh to Gariaband. This amount of grant assistance will be distributed through DBT or bank account of the concerned beneficiary or dependent.