2020 Kuttanad flood relief: Explain how families were identified, Kerala HC tells govt
The court was considering a petition by Jaisappan Mathai of Kuttanad concerning relief for families affected by the 2020 flood and the delay on the part of the state in disbursing aid to 3,232 families. The petition stated that on Dec 10, 2021, the disaster management department additional chief secretary had issued an order directing that Rs 3,800 each be given to 43,538 families, but some of them had not received the amount even after two years.
In May 2025, a bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji directed the state govt to place on record the govt order, notification, or circular issued pursuant to the decision for disbursing the amount, clearly laying down the methodology for identifying beneficiaries and distributing the compensation. Although the Alappuzha collector submitted an affidavit, it lacked particulars such as the govt order, notification, circular, or any defined methodology.
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It merely stated that the families affected by the flood were identified through the village officer concerned and the panchayat-level disaster management committee.
The court observed that the allocation of Rs 3,800 to 43,538 families involves a significant amount of public funds, and a robust and transparent system for identifying the affected families is essential. The task cannot be left solely to the village officer and the panchayat-level committee without proper guidance or oversight. Accordingly, HC directed the collector to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
Subsequently, on July 31, the state govt sought additional time to file the affidavit, and the court directed that the affidavit be placed on record by Aug 14.
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