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MUMBAI: The Centre told the Bombay high court on Friday the Rs 50 lakh insurance for coronavirus warriors under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna is applicable only to private doctors who were requisitioned for Covid-19 duties and died while performing them.
It was responding to a petition by Koparkhairane resident Kiran Surgade. On March 31, her husband, Dr Bhaskar Surgade, had received a notice from Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation to open his clinic to treat patients and was warned of prosecution if he did not. He then opened his clinic at Turbhe and even treated Covid patients. He contracted the infection and died on June 10. On September 7, New India Assurance Company rejected the wife’s claim for Rs 50 lakh compensation under the Yojna, saying he did not serve in an hospital designated to treat only Covid-19 patients and was a private doctor.
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The court posted the matter for further hearing on January 13 and directed the Union government to file an affidavit.
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MUMBAI: The Union government on Friday told the Bombay High Court only those private doctors whose services were requisitioned by government hospitals for COVID-19 duty shall be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana insurance package of Rs 50 lakh.
Advocate Sandesh Patil, appearing for the Union government, told a division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and R I Chagla that the scheme does not extend to all private doctors but only those who were requisitioned by government authorities for COVID-19 duty.
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