The Government, vide its dated 16.12.2014, has conveyed to the concerned State Government/UTs to take necessary action for grant of enhanced compensation to the Next of Kin of those who died during 1984 anti-sikh riots as per the following criteria:
(i) In addition to the amount already paid, the Next of Kin would be given enhanced relief of Rs. 5.00 lakh per deceased person;
(ii) The concerned State/Union Territory Governments would identify legal heirs of the deceased persons with all other relevant details;
(iii) As approved earlier by the Central Government, the State/Union Territories would disburse the money from their own funds and Ministry of Home Affairs would reimburse the amount on receipt of Utilization Certifications from the States/Union Territories.
After occurrence of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster in 1984, Bhopal Gas victims have been awarded original compensation, pro-rata compensation as per the direction of Supreme Court and ex-gratia as per the decision taken by Cabinet in the year 2010.
On direction of the Cabinet in the year 2010, a Curative Petition No. 345-347 was filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India by Union of India V/s Union Carbide Corporation, USA, Dow Chemicals, USA and other successor companies in December, 2010 claiming additional compensation from Union Carbide Corporation and/or successor companies of Union Carbide Corporation, in review of the court's earlier judgment passed in 1989 settling a compensation of US $ 470 million. One of the components of additional compensation being claimed in the petition is based on the actual number of death and injury cases awarded for compensation vis-a-vis the number of such cases assumed by the Supreme Court in 1989. The Curative Petition is pending before the Supreme Court.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question by Shri P.R. Sundaram and Shri P.R. Senthil Nathan in the Lok Sabha today.
(i) In addition to the amount already paid, the Next of Kin would be given enhanced relief of Rs. 5.00 lakh per deceased person;
(ii) The concerned State/Union Territory Governments would identify legal heirs of the deceased persons with all other relevant details;
(iii) As approved earlier by the Central Government, the State/Union Territories would disburse the money from their own funds and Ministry of Home Affairs would reimburse the amount on receipt of Utilization Certifications from the States/Union Territories.
After occurrence of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster in 1984, Bhopal Gas victims have been awarded original compensation, pro-rata compensation as per the direction of Supreme Court and ex-gratia as per the decision taken by Cabinet in the year 2010.
On direction of the Cabinet in the year 2010, a Curative Petition No. 345-347 was filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India by Union of India V/s Union Carbide Corporation, USA, Dow Chemicals, USA and other successor companies in December, 2010 claiming additional compensation from Union Carbide Corporation and/or successor companies of Union Carbide Corporation, in review of the court's earlier judgment passed in 1989 settling a compensation of US $ 470 million. One of the components of additional compensation being claimed in the petition is based on the actual number of death and injury cases awarded for compensation vis-a-vis the number of such cases assumed by the Supreme Court in 1989. The Curative Petition is pending before the Supreme Court.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a written reply to a question by Shri P.R. Sundaram and Shri P.R. Senthil Nathan in the Lok Sabha today.
