A Central team that visited Kollam to assess the progress of COVID-19 ex gratia distribution has expressed satisfaction at the district disbursing ₹28.57 crore so far.
District Collector Afsana Parveen informed the team on Thursday that 96.98% of applications were settled and the disbursal of funds would be completed by March 31. She added that if the information attached to the application was correct, the amount could be released to the claimants within two days.
The Central team included adviser to the Union Ministry of Health P. Raveendran and National Centre for Disease Control Joint Director Samketh Kulkarni. The evaluation was based on applications, how they were considered, fund disbursal and online systems. The Collector handed over a detailed report, jointly prepared by the Health department and the District Disaster Management Authority, to the team.
