TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a scheme and an online portal to provide financial assistance to families who lost their loved ones to COVID-19 and asked officials not to find faults in their claim applications.
Under the ”Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana”, Rs 50,000 ex gratia will be given to every family that lost a member to COVID-19 and an additional Rs 2,500 per month will be given if the deceased was the sole breadwinner.
Addressing a virtual press conference, Kejriwal said the “fourth wave” of COVID-19 in Delhi affected almost every family and many people died. “Many children were orphaned, many families lost their sole breadwinner. In such a case, being a responsible government, we conceptualised this scheme,” he said.
“We are launching a portal through which such people can apply for financial assistance. Our representatives will also visit such families and get applications filled up,” he added. The chief minister said such representatives will not reject claims of families in case any document is missing and will only facilitate the process.
