:: Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund ::

      Chief Minister’s Relief fund is meant to distribute relief measures to the distressed. The fund is maintained through donations from individuals and humanitarian organizations. As per Section 80G (2) iii HF of Income Tax Act, donations to the relief fund are entitled to 100% IT exemption. Contributions to Chief Minister’s Relief fund can be send to

C.M.D.R.F.
Chief Minister
Secretariat
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
 

:: Eligibility ::

Assistance from Chief Minister’s relief fund is given to

• People suffering from chronic diseases,

• Those ravaged by natural calamities like flood, cyclones, fire etc,

• Dependents of those who meet with accidental death

• Those who incur loss of domestic animals

       The assistance is open only for those who are not members of Employees State Insurance Scheme and for those, whose annual income does not exceed Rs 20,000/-.

:: Criteria ::

• For patients suffering from Cancer, Heart diseases and Kidney problems requiring dialysis, an assistance of up to Rs 5000/- is available. For those suffering from other diseases, a maximum amount of Rs 2000/- can be claimed. For accidental outbreak of fire and loss of property, assistance of up to Rs 2000/-or 10% of the total loss incurred, whichever is less is granted.

• In the case of assistance for the dependents of those who meet with accidental death, the amount varies with the maturity of the deceased. If the deceased is an adult, an amount of Rs 30, 000, and, in case of a minor, amount up to Rs 15,000 is granted from the relief fund. Dependents of the deceased, should submit the copies of the FIR, the post mortem report and death certificate along with the application form.

• For the dependents of those who die of Weil’s disease (Rat fever), an assistance of up to Rs 5000 is allotted. For claiming assistance, one has to submit a certificate issued by the hospital authorities, proving the cause of death.

• If the patient dies before receiving the assistance the compensation will be given to his/her immediate relative.

• Compensation will not be granted for the same case more than once.

• A person can avail the assistance only once in his/her life time.

• Financial assistance will not be sanctioned from the relief fund in case of damages due to murder, suicide, or violence

:: Modus operandi ::

There are two procedures in vogue for sanctioning treatment from Chief Minister’s relief fund. In the first case Chief Minister himself sanctions the relief after seeking report from the District Collector. In certain other cases, District Collector can sanction the assistance directly.

As per the latest government orders, people can submit their requests for treatment assistance before the concerned Village Officer. The Village Officer will conduct an enquiry into the matter and submit report to the Tahasildar within 5 days. The report will be forwarded to the Chief Ministers Office via the District Collector, along with the recommendations of Tahasildar and Collector. Government orders on the case will be issued within 3 days.

The finance secretary is the treasurer of Chief Minister’s Relief fund. Once the Revenue Department gives approval for the relief amount, the Finance Department will send a draft to the concerned District Collector and the amount will be disbursed to the recipient through the Tahasildar.

In emergency situations, Collector has the right to give financial assistance of up to Rs.500 for medical treatment and Rs.1000/- in case of death.

The revenue minister holds the authority to sanction a financial assistance of up to Rs.1000/- from the CM’s Relief fund.