Cyclone Amphan, which devastated eight districts in Bengal, killed at least 98 people (File)
Kolkata:
West Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, asked officials to “take immediate action” to ensure that no one is deprived after complaints that government benefits were not reaching those affected by Cyclone Amphan and were diverted to unaffected people, secretariat sources said on Tuesday.
Committees led by block development officers (BDOs) have been set up in the cyclone-affected districts to resolve the problem, they said.
Cyclone Amphan, which ravaged eight districts in the state on May 20, left at least 98 people dead. The Chief Minister announced several projects aimed at providing financial support to the residents of these neighborhoods.
“Until June 12, we received about 2,000 complaints from people that the benefits had not reached them. Committees have been established to resolve the problem. the benefits announced by the state, “said a senior IAS official.
Most of these complaints received by district authorities since the beginning of last week indicated that the real beneficiaries were not getting aid but that the funds had been diverted to other people not affected by the calamity, a he declared.
The West Bengal government has released 1,444 crore rupees to assist people in the rehabilitation process following Hurricane Amphan, the chief minister said on June 2.
The state government has already transferred money to nearly 5 lakh affected people to repair their homes, in addition to helping crop damage to 23.3 lakh farmers.
Financial assistance to 2 lakh betel producers was also provided, said Banerjee.
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