During this meeting it was discussed at length about paying the others who have been affected due to the Coronavirus and these persons who are affected could obtain a recommendation from their rural societies and present their application to the Divisional Secretaries. The payments of Rs. 5000 was scheduled to commence yesterday (20th).

Accordingly, under this scheme, teachers, private bus drivers and conductors, Ayurveda doctors not in government service but registered with the Ayurveda Medicine Council, handicraftsmen, women receiving maintenance, small scale tea estate owners, provincial reporters, etc will receive this allowance of Rs. 5000.