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Kerala seeks special COVID package from Centre as 10 lakh expats return to state due to job loss ANI | Updated: Jul 29, 2021 12:55 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 29 (ANI): Around 14 lakh expatriates have returned back to Kerala, of which about 10 lakh has cited job loss due to COVID-19, informed Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Thursday.
Replying to a query in Kerala Assembly here on Thursday, the Finance Minister said that Kerala would request for a special COVID package from the Centre considering the issues faced by the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) population who were forced to return home. The peculiar situation Kerala is undergoing will be taken up with the Centre as a large number of the expat population was forced to return home due to COVID. Also, the plantation sector in the state is under severe financial distress. During the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Chief Minister
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