(a) whether demand of ` 500 crore as corpus fund has been made by the State Government for
medical rehabilitation of Bhopal Gas victims;
(b) if so, the time by which the above mentioned fund is likely to be made available; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS ( SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA )
(a) to (c): Government of Madhya Pradesh had submitted an Action Plan for rehabilitation of
Bhopal Gas Victims involving an expenditure of ` 982.75 crore in June,2008. The Plan included
a corpus fund of ` 500 crore for meeting recurring expenditure. The Government of Madhya
Pradesh has submitted a detailed revised proposal on 21st December,2010 on the requirement of
funds for long term medical rehabilitation of the gas victims and creation of a Corpus Fund of
500 crore to meet the same. The proposal will be considered by the Group of Ministers on
Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster.