Of the 2,517 injured, 13 are still receiving treatment.
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Financial assistance of Rs. 1.5 million has been provided to the families of 53 of the 76 people who lost their lives during the protests on 23 and 24 Bhadra. 22 protesters died the previous day and 41 protesters, 10 prisoners, and 3 policemen died the next day.
Among the deceased, 23 families, including unidentified prisoners and foreign nationals, have not been provided with financial assistance. According to Rabindra Acharya, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 79.5 million rupees have been distributed to the families of 53 deceased through the District Administration Office.
Among the deceased, the bodies of 12 people found burnt in the Bhatbhateni store in Chuchepati, Dharan and Biratnagar in Kathmandu have not been identified. He said that relief has not been provided because the families have not been identified. Acharya said that relief has also not been provided to the families of 10 people who died while escaping from the Juvenile Reformatory Home in Banke, Ramechhap and Dhading prisons and the family of an Indian woman who fell to her death while escaping from a hotel in Kathmandu.
The cabinet meeting on 30 Bhadra had decided to provide financial assistance of 1 million rupees and additional expenses including work allowance at the rate of 500,000 rupees. According to Prakash Budhathoki, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, work is underway to ensure that the injured receive treatment from the hospital and the hospital sends the details of the expenses to the ministry.
He said that the amount of expenses cannot be confirmed yet as some of the injured are still undergoing treatment in the hospital. Each injured person has been given Rs 20,000 for their medical expenses. According to the ministry, 2,571 injured people came to the hospital for treatment on 23 and 24 Bhadra. The government has released Rs 4.85 million for their medical expenses.
He said that treatment of 13 injured people is ongoing in hospitals across the country. Out of the 13, 11 injured people are undergoing treatment in various hospitals in Kathmandu. 5 are being treated at the National Trauma Center, 3 at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, 2 at the Kathmandu Medical College, 1 at Annapurna Neuro, 1 at Nobel Medical College Biratnagar and 1 at Sanjeevani Medical Sciences.
Acharya said that identity cards have been started to be distributed through the District Administration Office for the identification of injured people and for easy and effective treatment arrangements. The Ministry of Health has stated that 76 people have lost their lives in the protests, with 50 deaths confirmed by hospitals.
