Centre announces pension scheme, other measures for families who lost earning member to COVID - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government stands in solidarity with these families.
Family pension will be given to dependants of those who died due to COVID-19, the government said today. The pension will be under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the government said in a statement.
As part of measures taken by government to support Covid affected families, Dependent family members of those who died due to Covid will be entitled to the benefit of pension equivalent to 90% of average daily wage drawn by the worker as per the existing norms.