Question : BHOPAL GAS TRAGEDY



(a) the terms and conditions for utilization of the corpus fund of Rs. 5 crore created to conduct long term epidemiofogical studies by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), on the gas affected persons in Bhopal;

(b) if so, whether these terms and conditions have been fulfilled;

(c) whether initial guidelines for the treatment of gas affected persons required to be changed in view of later findings; and

(d) if so, the measures taken to implement these modifications?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS AND MINISTER OF STEEL (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN):

(a) to (d) The information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.