Cyclone Amphan victims in 99 pc areas got compensation: WB CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people in "99 per cent" cyclone Amphan-affected areas have been provided with compensation anunced by her government, and only a few of "deprived" are yet to get it.

Her remarks came amid continued protests over alleged lapses in distribution of monetary compensation to those whose houses were damd in cyclone that ravd state in mid-May.

A section of victims and opposition parties have been alleging that many TMC leaders and ir relatives received compensation though ir houses were t damd in cyclone.

Some "small mistakes" might have occurred at a few places during administration's effort to fast-track compensation payment process, Banerjee said, adding that she has directed officials to recover money that went to wrong people and redirect it to genuine claimants.

"Please provide compensation money to those who have been deprived. re are t much but only a few left. Please provide m with what y should have received. People at 99 per cent places have already got compensation," chief minister said after a Cabinet meeting.

"Because we tried to hurry it up, some small mistakes have occurred at a few places because of some people. re will be compromise. body has authority to deprive victims of what y should be getting," Banerjee, who is also Trinamool Congress supremo, said.

A few political parties are indulged in too much of politics over matter, she said.

state government had released a total of Rs 6,800 crore as compensation for those whose houses were damd by Cyclone Amphan.

More than 10 lakh people have received Rs 20,000 each as aid to repair ir houses. government has received around 40,000 complaints alleging irregularities in distribution of this financial relief and found that nearly 34,000 of m are genuine, according to an official.

Such complaints were received from Purba Medinipur, rth 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia and Howrah districts.

state government has frozen bank accounts of several people who have received compensation money though ir houses were t damd by cyclone.

Around five Block Development Officers have been show-caused by state government while several Trinamool Congress leaders in se districts have been suspended for ir alleged involvement in se irregularities.