The Union Cabinet will discuss the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas disaster on Thursday, a day ahead than originally planned.
The GoM, headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram, assigned to study the different dimensions of the Bhopal tragedy and the aftermath of a court verdict delivered earlier this month finalized its recommendations for the Prime Minister on Monday.
The report recommended enhanced compensation to the victims under a Rs 1,500 crore package.
In 1989, the government accepted a settlement from Carbide that allowed 500 dollars for each person who died. To make up for that, the GoM suggested Rs 10 lakh as compensation for every person who died --- on record, the toll is 15,000 so far. Those permanently disabled by the gas leak at the Union Carbide plant in 1984 get Rs five lakh. However, any compensation already paid, will be deducted, and no new claims will be considered. The Centre will fund this compensation.
The Cabinet is also likely to take a decision on pursuing fresh efforts to seek extradition of Warren Anderson, who was the American CEO of Carbide in 1984. He has ignored a series of court summons to stand trial in India.
The GoM has also recommended filing of a curative petition in the Supreme Court against dilution of charges against the accused.
The report also looks at Dow and their liability in Bhopal case. The Cabinet will take a call on pushing Dow to pay for the damages and to take responsibility for the clean-up.
The GoM was set up earlier this month after a Bhopal court delivered a verdict that shocked India: two years in prison for seven Indians who were Carbide executives at the time of the tragedy. They were granted bail immediately.
well thats the fate .the worst effected people from the said tragedy are still waiting for justice after so long time.
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