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Widows Of Bhopal Gas Leak Victims To Get ₹1,000 Additional Pension

Jul 14, 2021 | Pratirodh Bureau

Widows of Bhopal gas tragedy victims stage a demonstration for a hike in their pension on the occasion of International Day for Older Persons in Bhopal (PTI)

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday decided to provide an additional pension of ₹1,000 per month to widows of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said.

“This is in addition to the social security pension for the surviving widows of the Bhopal gas leak victims,” Narottam Mishra, who is also the government’s spokesperson, told reporters after the cabinet meeting.

The decision was taken despite the finance department’s objections to the proposal of providing additional ₹ 1,000 to these women, he said.

Narottam Mishra said the previous Kamal Nath-led Congress government had stopped the additional pension in 2019.

He said the earlier BJP government started this pension in 2013 and now, the present ruling dispensation decided to resume it.

Welcoming the decision, Rachna Dhingra of NGO Bhopal Group for Information and Action said, “Several announcements have been made in the last one year, but these widows are yet to receive a single rupee into their account.”

She claimed the widows of the gas leak victims have not received their pension since December 2019 and said the arrears need to be paid immediately.

Rachna Dhingra also said there is no clarity in the Gas Relief Department’s policy due to a lack of understanding of the needs of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims.

Over 15,000 people were killed after methyl isocyanate leaked on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984 from the pesticide plant of Union Carbide India Limited, then located on the outskirts of the state capital Bhopal.

More than five lakh people were affected due to the toxic leak.

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