Centre withdraws insurance for healthcare workers who died on Covid-19 duty; govt says new cover soon
The Centre has withdrawn the insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh for the healthcare workers who die on the Covid-19 duty. The government later issued a statement and clarified that a new dispensation will be provided to cover the Corona Warriors.
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UPDATED: April 19, 2021 11:02 IST
The Centre has decided to withdraw the insurance scheme of Rs 50 lakh for the healthcare workers who die on the Covid-19 duty (Reuters photo)
Amidst the raging second wave of coronavirus in India, the Centre has decided to withdraw the insurance scheme of Rs 50 lakh for the healthcare workers who die on the Covid-19 duty. In a letter, the Union health secretary has informed the states about the conclusion of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, an insurance scheme for healthcare workers who die in the line of Covid-19 duty.
A bench of the Bombay High Court dismissed the woman s petition
Mumbai:
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused relief to the widow of a private doctor who died of coronavirus, citing that the Rs 50 lakh insurance cover under a Central scheme include only those private medical practitioners who were drafted for COVID-19 duties.
A division bench of Justices S J Kathawalla and RI Chagla dismissed a petition filed by Navi Mumbai resident Kiran Surgade seeking Rs 50 lakh cover under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for her husband who died after contracting coronavirus from a patient at his clinic.