UP: Rs 30 Lakh for Kin of Govt Employees Who Died of COVID Within 30 Days of Poll Duty The decision comes days after a teachers' body claimed that over 1,600 teachers and workers of the Basic Education Department had died during poll duty, most of them due to COVID-19. An ASHA worker and two others on duty at the Bikram polling booth. Photo: Pawanjot Kaur Rights2 hours ago Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved financial assistance of Rs 30 lakh for the kin of the government employees who died during duty in the recently-held panchayat election, including those who succumbed to COVID-19 within 30 days of poll duty, a spokesperson said.