The Telangana government announced Rs 5 lakh for families of the deceased and Rs 2 lakh for each injured in the Hyderabad-Bengaluru bus fire in Kurnool district. Twenty people died, and 23 passengers survived the accident, officials said.

Hyderabad: The State government has announced an exgratia of Rs.5 lakh for each of the family of the deceased and Rs.2 lakh each for the injured in the Hyderabad-Bengaluru private bus fire mishap, which occurred in Kurnool district.

The exgratia is offered to the Telangana natives, who lost their lives or suffered injuries in the mishap on Friday morning, Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said in a statement.

The decision was taken following the instructions of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. All measures were being taken to provide quality treatmen

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