How to get financial
assistance for the Covid affected families?
Covid has left the big
scare in the mind of the Indian family. Rehabilitation of the affected families
is now a big worry of policymakers. Every effort is being made to rehabilitate
the covid affected families. To give payment of Rs 50000 (fifty thousand) to
the next of the kin of the deceased is also a step in that direction.
Ex Gratia
payment to covid affected families scheme
In this scheme, if a
person`s death has happened due to Covid then Rs 50000(fifty thousand) will be
given to the next of the kin of the deceased person. This scheme is also
applicable for those who are involved in the relief operation or in the
preparation activities.
Duration of
the scheme
From the first case
reported in the country till the notification of covid as disaster or till
further order, whichever is earlier.
Qualification
criteria
The Cause of
death should be from covid only. This will be the as per the guidelines of the
Ministry of Home
Affairs
Disbursement
of ex gratia assistance
Disbursement of the fund
to the next of the kin of the deceased will be done through the district
disaster management authority (DDMA)/District administration. State disaster
authority will issue the form in this regard and then the concerned family will
fill the form and also attaché the supporting document including the death
certificate that certifies the cause of death as covid 19.DDMA will make the
process of claim from applying to disbursement of the assistance transparent,
simple, and people-friendly. All claims should be settled within 30 days of
submission. Payment should be transferred through aadhar based direct benefit
transfer procedure.
Grievances redressal
In case of any
grievances in respect of certification of the death as per the guidelines of
the Ministry of Home Affairs and ICMR then the committee at the district level
will look into the complaint.
That committee will
consist of an additional district collector, Chief medical officer of Health,
Additional CMOH/Principal or HOD medicine of a medical college (if medical
college is there in the district), and a subject expert. This committee will
propose necessary alternatives or remedial measures. This committee will verify
all the facts and if required it will issue an amended official document of
Covid 19 death. If the decision is not in the favor of the claimant then the
committee will document the reason.
Definition of death
due to Covid 19
- Covid case which has been
diagnosed through RT PCR/Molecular Tests/RAT will be called covid cases
for this purpose.
- If treating doctor/hospital has
been clinically determined through investigations in an in-hospital
facility then also it will be called Covid case
- If the death has happened due to
poisoning, suicide, homicide, accident, etc and covid 19 is the
accompanying condition then this kind of death will not be considered as
Covid death.
Process for getting
the assistance.
- The next of kin will submit the
application to the district collector for issuance of the appropriate
official document for Covid -19 death.
- After verifying all the facts district-level
committee will issue the document related to the Covid 19 death. The
Document will be issued as per the given guideline. This document will
also be communicated to chief registrars of states/UTs and the registrar
of birth and death who issued the death certificate.
- The application for the issue of
the document related to covid 19 death or related to grievances should be
disposed of within 30 days of submission.
Documents required
for ex gratia assistance
- The certified copy of the
identification proof of the deceased
- The certified copy of the
identification proof of the claimant
- The certified copy of the proof
of the relationship between the deceased and the claimant.
- Covid 19 positive report original
and certified copy
- In case of death has happened in
the hospital then the certified copy of the discharge summary.
- Original death certificate
- Legal hair of deceased
certificate.
How to apply for ex
gratia payment by next of kin of deceased?
- Please visit your district covid
19 death ascertaining Committee (CDAC). This committee is supposed to be
formed as per the instruction of the Government of India dated 03.09.2021
- Apply to the committee with all
the relevant documents ( list of the document has been explained above)
- Take the receiving of the
application in case you are applying offline.
- Once your application is
submitted it will be disbursed within 30 days of submission.
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