Under the Delhi government’s ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’ scheme 21,000 families have received financial assistance till now.
Senior government officials said, that directions have been issued to district magistrates to assist the scheme of ₹ 50,000 out of the DDRF to such families and a public notice is expected to be issued.
Around 21,000 such families have received financial assistance of ₹ 50,000 under the Delhi government’s ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’ scheme. Now, they will also receive an ex gratia of ₹ 50,000 out of the DDRF, a senior official said.
“Applicants are required to apply directly to the concerned district magistrate in GNCT of Delhi for COVID-19 death related ex gratia assistance and District Disaster Management Authority/district administration will release fund directly to beneficiary in accordance to guidelines,” the DDMA said in an order.
“Ex gratia assistance of ₹ 50,000 from DDRF will be released without calling of any fresh application in respect of all those cases where compensation of ₹ 50,000 has been released by the districts under the Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojna,” it stated.
All districts have been directed to maintain a separate database in respect of ex gratia assistance released from the DDRF. A separate window under the e-district portal will be made available for this purpose, the order said.
According to the scheme, “Families that have already received aid under the Delhi government scheme will not have to apply for the ex gratia out of the DDRF separately. We have their details, and they will be immediately provided the financial assistance in their bank accounts or whatever mode they had opted for the aid under the scheme.” Families that have not yet availed can apply on the e-District Delhi portal, and their application will be automatically submitted for the DDRF aid.
The deaths occurring within 30 days from the date of testing or from the date of being clinically determined as a COVID-19 case will be treated as “deaths due to COVID-19”, even if it takes place outside the hospital/in-patient facility.
The patient who was admitted in the hospital/in-patient facility and who continued to be admitted beyond 30 days and died subsequently of COVID-19 shall also be treated as a COVID-19 death.
Also, families of patients who committed suicide within 30 days from being diagnosed as Covid-positive will also be eligible for the financial help of ₹ 50,000, the guidelines stated.
