Air India to set up cell to help families of victims

National carrier Air India will set up a cell at its office at Lalbagh here to help the families of the May 22 air crash victim get death certificates, said Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa.
Mr. Muniyappa, the Prime Minister's emissary to oversee relief operations, told journalists on Sunday that officials manning the cell would work with the Revenue and Police departments.
Sudhir G. Amin, Assistant General-Manager (Quality Management System), Air India, who was present at the press conference, said the preparations were on to set up the cell and that it could start functioning in a day or two.
The Minister said Air India had so far distributed an interim compensation of Rs.4.75 crore in the case of 51 deceased people and one survivor Ismail Abdulla Puttur. The survivor got a relief of Rs.2 lakh. Air India had announced an interim relief of Rs.10 lakh for adults and half that amount for children.
Mr. Muniyappa reiterated Air India's decision to hold another sitting by its advocates and financial management team to disburse compensation to other survivors and kin of other victims on June 3 and 4.
30/05/10 The Hindu

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