The re-categorised list of endosulfan victims continues to cause headache for the district administration as it has drawn harsh criticism from all sections of the society. The re-categorised list, according to the district administration, was created for distributing compensation recommended by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and will not affect the usual relief programmes including monthly pension and other rehabilitation services.At present, the preliminary list has 103 bedridden patients who will be compensated in the first place. Other lists include 994 physically disabled persons, 1,184 mentally challenged persons and 225 cancer patients. The remaining 1,633 people may have to undergo another round of re-categorisation by doctors.
