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NBTC management has disbursed 1000 Kuwaiti dinars (about US$ 3,260) each as emergency financial aid to all employees hospitalized due to the June 12 fire accident at the NBTC residence in Mangaf, Management informed.
Emergency financial assistance was distributed to 61 employees from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Egypt, and the Philippines, of which 54 employees are Indians.
Additionally, NBTC has announced a special study scholarship scheme for the children of injured employees. NBTC authorities had earlier brought 10 family members of the injured employees to Kuwait, where they are currently staying along with the injured employees.
Currently, only two employees remain under treatment. NBTC stated that all others have been discharged from the hospital and have been accommodated in specially arranged, fully furnished flats. The company noted in a press release that the two employees still undergoing treatment will be discharged soon.