What has the Kerala Govt. done for endosulfan victims?
Has the Kerala Govt. done anything concrete to help out the victims of the effects of endosulfan? What are the remedial measures taken by the Kerala Govt. to help endosulfan victims? This article is an analysis of the the steps taken by the Kerala Govt. to help endosulfan victims.
The ruling Govt. in Kerala, realizing the grave dangers of endosulfan on the health of the people, has issued an official circular which bans the use of a score of insecticides due to their high level of toxicity. These include Monocrotophons, Methyl Parathion, Carbonfurn Phorate, etc. Pesticides such as triazohpos, which come in the purview of yellow pesticides, are also likely to be restricted after some more discussion. Educational aid for children affected by endosulfan in Kerala
The Govt. announced that a special educational financial scheme would be introduced to assist those children who have been affected by the use of endosulfan-containing pesticides in the district of Kasargod. It is in this district that the maximum numbers of people were affected.
As per this scheme:
* Children studying up to Std.VII would receive Rs.1000/- every year.
* Children studying in high schools would receive Rs.2000/- every year.
* Children studying in higher secondary school would receive Rs.2,500/- every year. Discussion on the Govt. steps take to help endosulfan victims
In the light of the announcement made by the Govt. to give educational aid to children affected by the effects of endosulfan, some questions come to mind:
* Is the educational financial aid really enough?
* Why is the Govt. only giving financial assistance for education?
* Why isn't the Govt. giving financial assistance for medical aid and treatment?
The ruling LDF Govt. is simply not understanding the magnitude of the problem. The children who have been severely affected by the effects of endosulfan, namely those who cannot physically move around independently, are not really being able to attend school at all. In what way does this educational assistance help them? Should not the Govt. make a proper systematic survey of each region which has been affected and disburse financial assistance to the affected families?
In addition to offering financial assistance for medical treatment, the Govt. should by now have set up a good treatment and rehabilitation center in the area most affected - at Kasargod.
Besides grandly announcing the educational aid, what did the Govt. do? The top brass, led by CM Achuthanandan, went on a 7 hour hunger strike last month, to force the Central Govt. to ban the sale and use of endosulfan in the entire country. This seemed more like a political stunt to attract votes for the forthcoming Assembly elections! How did this fast help the affected people?!
There are endless discussions on whether or not the Indian Govt. should or should not oppose the ban on endosulfan and, perhaps, plenty of passing the buck games on who is responsible for the endosulfan tragedy. Instead, there should be concrete action for the victims.
Perhaps a new Govt. will come into power in Kerala and, hopefully, do something for endosulfan victims.
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Hello Vandna Madam
I have read your articles in SPK before but this artilce is the one I read More closely, simply because of the contradicting facts portrayed in this article.
1.Why isn't the Govt. giving financial assistance for medical aid and treatment?
This is first question you put forward in this article, the answer is govt is giving free treatment to the Edosulfan victims, they are provided with Heath cards with which hey get free treatment,
2.I am not sure of the the financial aides provided on the basis of which standard are you studying in the school. But am sure of Finical aide provided by Govt to victim. They are categorized in to 3 according to the level effect. Top category is proveded with RS 3000, rest 2000 and 1000 PER MONTH
3. Should not the Govt. make a proper systematic survey of each region which has been affected and disburse financial assistance to the affected families?
The govt had conducted survey and found the number of Endosulfan effected person. The Rehabilitation team conducted camps in Kazrgod the camp was attended by thousands through this camp they were able to find more that 3000 effected persons
4.In addition to offering financial assistance for medical treatment, the Govt. should by now have set up a good treatment and rehabilitation center in the area most affected - at Kasargod.
The state govt have st up treatment and rehabilitation center for the effected persons, Govt named the rehabilitation center as സ്നേഹസാന്ത്വനം, it running well in the area of the districts
5. The top brass, led by CM Achuthanandan, went on a 7 hour hunger strike last month, to force the Central Govt. to ban the sale and use of endosulfan in the entire country. This seemed more like a political stunt to attract votes for the forthcoming Assembly elections! How did this fast help the affected people?!
Yes you can criticize V.S Achuthanandan but you should realize one that the hunger strike was after the elections are over. If he wanted to rise the issue for Votes it would have been done before the elections.
V.S hunger strike was web castled at the Stockholm convention, this was the protest of Genuine man who fought for the freedom of his people from his childhood, you just cant ignore the the 87 year old mans hunger strike, there are youth icons in the country who criticizes him of his age where where they
It was V.S who brought this issue to the lights when he was opposition leader, The congress party dint even bother to take any action. Where was the A.K Antony , he didn't make any comment on Endosulfan till date.
It is the ruling part at the center got the power to ban Endosulfan, it is highly condemnable that the Endosulfan lobby has have better control over the govt.
Endosulfan is banned in India but with certain exemptions, what good nothing but it will be use till used at large in the county.
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