Landslide: If someone dies due to a landslide, how much compensation is given by the government?

Last Tuesday, many people lost their lives due to a landslide in Wayanad, Kerala. After heavy rains, a landslide occurred late at night and people were swept away while sleeping. A few hours later, a landslide occurred again, which caused damage to more people. After this, another landslide occurred. Continuous landslides at an interval of a few hours badly destroyed and ruined 4 villages in the Wayanad region.

More than 150 people have lost their lives due to this terrible disaster. Since this accident, many people have this question in their mind that if someone loses his life in an accident like a landslide. Then what compensation is given by the government? Let us tell you. What are the government rules regarding compensation in this matter, let us tell you.

This much money is received from the PM Relief Fund
Will anyone give it or else the Prime Minister's Relief Fund of the Central Government immediately provides help in case of death in natural disasters? In the year 1948, Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru formed the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. The current Prime Minister Narendra Modi also gives financial assistance to the citizens of the country on different occasions through this relief fund.

Many people have been badly injured in the landslide in Wayanad, Kerala. At the same time, many people have also died. To provide relief to the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ₹ 200000 to the families of the deceased from the PM Relief Fund, while those who are seriously injured will be given an amount of ₹ 50000.

The state government also gives separate money
While the Prime Minister gives money to help people from his PM Relief Fund, the state governments also give compensation to the citizens of their state. This compensation amount is different in different states. For example, in Uttar Pradesh, financial assistance of ₹ 400000 is given in case of death.

At the same time, in Madhya Pradesh, there a natural disaster which includes disasters like landslides. In this situation, four lakh rupees are given as compensation. Let us tell you that the amount of compensation for those who lost their lives in the landslide and for those who were seriously injured has not been announced by the Kerala government yet.

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