INSURANCE
Centre to provide fresh insurance cover to 'COVID-19 warriors'
Apr-20-2021
The Union Health Ministry has declared that all claims of ‘COVID warriors’ under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24 after which a fresh insurance policy for them will become effective. The ministry said that a new dispensation will be provided to cover the ‘corona warriors’. For this, the ministry is in talks with the New India Assurance.

The ministry said ‘Two hundred and eight seven claims have been paid by the insurance company so far. The scheme has played a crucial psychological role in boosting the morale of the health workers fighting COVID-19’. The PMGKP was announced on March last year, and was extended thrice till April 24.

It was launched to provide a safety net to the health workers to ensure that in case of any adversity due to COVID-19, their families are taken care of. Insurance cover of Rs 50 lakhs is provided under the PMKGP scheme. This has provided a safety net to the dependents of the coronavirus warriors who lost their lives to the disease.

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