Although the State Health Department’s official COVID-19 death toll stands at 40,317, as many as 65,317 families have been paid COVID death compensation by the Directorate of Social Security and Pensions (DSSP), under the Revenue Department, till March this year.
While the directorate received 67,635 applications from families of those who died due to COVID, including 33,186 APL families, the Deputy Commissioners and Joint Commissioners in the districts and BBMP officials in Bengaluru approved 67,463 applications for compensation.
According to final data from DSSP accessed by The Hindu, compensation has been paid to 65,317 families. While 1,484 applications have been kept in abeyance as the details furnished could not be mapped with the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), 1,009 families were not traceable during verification. Besides, 851 families have refused compensation, data revealed.
