The Telugu Desam Party on Wednesday called on the state government to make a voluntary payment of 10 lakh to family members of COVID-19 victims for discontinuing the continuation of the Chandanna Bima Bima program, which would have provided direct compensation to such families can.
Party veterans B. Narasinga Rao, Kandi Murali Naidu and Karrotu Venkata Narasinga Rao presented a memorandum to Vizianagaram Tahsildar M. Prabhakara Rao urging him to forward their demands to the government.
“Many people died of lack of oxygen in the MR hospital. The government should pay 25 lakh in compensation to their family members. It should immediately pay 15,000 yen to perform the final rites for COVID-19 victims, ”said Narasinga Rao.