Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilation

Govt. Of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Government : Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Bhopal

Action plan for rehabilitation

Apart from providing immediate and interim relief to the gas victims and giving them compensation for the losses they suffered, the Government took a large scale rehabilitation programme for providing medical, economical, social and environmental relief. From the year 1984 to 1990, the State Government carried out all the relief and rehabilitation works from its own budget for which mid-term loan and way and means advance were provided by the Central Government to the tune of Rs. 108.00 crores.

However, with a view to provide long term relief and rehabilitation to the Bhopal Gas Victims, Government of India sanctioned an Action Plan from 1.4.1990 to 31.7.1999 with financial outlay of Rs.258.00 crores. Government of India provided 75% of the fund for the Action Plan to the tune of Rs. 193.50 crores while 25% of the fund for the Action Plan was provided by the State Government to the tune of Rs.64.50 crores.

Upto Dec, 2021 the total expenditure incurred is Rs. 1478.48 crores.

SALIENT FEATURES OF FIRST ACTION PLAN
(01.04.90 to 31.03.95)
(Later extended upto 31.07.99)(Rs. In Crores)

Initial sanction under first action plan	Rs. 163.00
Revised and incremented in 1996	Rs.26.00
Revised and incremented in 1997	Rs.69.00
Total sanctioned	Rs.258.00

PROGRESS OF FIRST ACTION PLAN
(Rs. In Crores)

Sl.No	Name Rehabilitation	Sanctioned Amount	Expenditure
1	Medical	150.36	1405.47
2	Economic	21.18	27.06
3	Social	49.71	45.69
4	Environmental	23.76	57.22
5	Miscellaneous	5.29	9.95
6	Judicial & Administrative	7.70	129.25
Total :		258.00	1674.66

Note: Rupees 1416.66 Crores have already been incurred by the State Government from its own exchequer over and above the prescribed State Share under the Action Plan

PROGRESS OF SECOND ACTION PLAN
Second Action Plan Sanctioned by the GOI on 9 July 2010 (Rs. In Crores)

Sl.No	Name Rehabilitation	Sanctioned Amount	Expenditure
1	Medical	33.55	23.74
2	Economic	104.00	19.06
3	Social	85.20	45.79
4	Environmental	50.00	50.00
Total :		272.75	138.59

Total Sanctioned plan is 272.75 crores out of which 75% i.e. 204.56 released by the GOI & Rs 68.19 hane been released by the state Govt as 25% of its share.