The Telangana government on Friday announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased in the Kurnool bus fire accident, and Rs 2 lakh each to those injured.

Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar Goud announced that the ex-gratia will be given to the affected families on the instructions of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.

“Upon the instructions of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, the Telangana government will provide an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakhs to the families of the deceased and Rs 2 lakhs to those injured in the Kurnool bus accident,” Goud said in a statement.

All necessary measures are being taken to ensure the injured receive quality medical treatment, he added.

Speaking on the incident, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi told reporters, “It is a very sad incident. On

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