India / Crematorium fees for COVID-19 victims in Bengaluru waived: K'taka govt

The Karnataka government on Saturday waived off crematorium fees for COVID-19 victims in Bengaluru. The BBMP had fixed ₹250 as cremation fee, ₹100 for the ash collection pot and ₹900 for the bier, all of which have been waived for COVID-19 deaths. "So it'll be a waiver of ₹1,250 per cremation. The BBMP will bear this cost," the government said.

The News Minute : Jul 26, 2020, 04:59 PM
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Saturday announced waiver of crematorium fees for those who succumb to the COVID-19 infection in Bengaluru and said the city civic body would bear the cost. It said that from now on, families of the COVID deceased need not pay any fees fixed by the city civic body- Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)- across 12 electric crematoriums in the city.

"There were reports in the media about difficulties faced in performing the last rites of those who died due to COVID-19 infections. Aimed at resolving those difficulties, certain decisions have been taken," Revenue Minister R Ashoka said.

He told reporters here that BBMP had fixed Rs 250 as the cremation fee, Rs 100 for the ash collection pot and Rs 900 for the bier (bamboo stretcher on which the body is carried), all of which have been waived for COVID-19 deaths.