The Kerala Government has announced financial assistance for the members of various Welfare Funds and Boards. This financial assistance package is mainly to help the thousands of their members tide over this lockdown period when they have no work or a regular income.CM appeals for contributions to Disaster Relief FundKerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today appealed to people in the State to contribute generously to the Chief Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund. “Kerala is badly affected by this pandemic and we have a huge challenge to overcome this situation.

A collective effort would only get us through this difficult time. People should rise to the occasion and use this juncture to showcase our unity, commitment and determination to face any adversity.” He added that there has been a good response and gave the assurance that the funds collected under CMDRF will be used only for Coronavirus related activities. A separate account under CMDRF will be maintained for this purpose and the Finance Ministry would soon issue a special GO in this regard.