Insurance scheme for over 22 lakh health workers on COVID duty extended by 180 days- The New Indian Express
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NEW DELHI: The central authorities on Tuesday introduced the extension of the insurance coverage plan for an approximated 22.12 lakh overall health employees, which includes local community and non-public health and fitness employees, executing COVID-19 obligations by another 180 days.
So far, 1905 statements of health workers, who died whilst undertaking COVID-19 associated obligations, have been settled, the Union well being ministry mentioned.
In a assertion, the overall health ministry explained the ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package’ (PMGKP) scheme, which was to stop on Tuesday, has been prolonged for 180 days.
“It has been made a decision to lengthen the coverage to continue to deliver the safety web to the dependents of wellness employees who are deputed to consider care of COVID-19 sufferers,” it additional.
In this regard, the ministry said, a letter has been despatched to all the states and Union territories on Tuesday.
The scheme was released on March 30, 2020, “to deliver in depth private accident include of Rs 50 lakh to 22.12 lakh healthcare companies such as group well being employees and non-public health staff who may perhaps have been in immediate get in touch with and treatment of COVID-19 patients and may well be at hazard of becoming impacted by this.”
“Further, on account of the unprecedented predicament, personal healthcare facility workers/retired/ volunteer/local city bodies/contract/day by day wage/ad-hoc/outsourced staff members requisitioned by states/central hospitals/autonomous hospitals of central/states/UTs, AIIMS & institutes of nationwide value/hospitals of central ministries exclusively drafted for the treatment of COVID-19 people are also protected underneath the PMGKP,” the assertion additional.
This is the next time the scheme has been prolonged.
