Congress Demands Rs 5 Lakh Ex-Gratia to Family of COVID-19 Patients Who Died by Suicide
The Congress said that the amount of Rs 50,000 announced by the Centre as ex gratia to families of those who died of COVID-19 is a joke and Rs 5 lakh should be given to the kin, said party national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Thursday.
New Delhi, September 23:The Congress said that the amount of Rs 50,000 announced by the Centre as ex gratia to families of those who died of COVID-19 is a joke and Rs 5 lakh should be given to the kin, said party national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Thursday.
"Congress party demands Rs 5 lakh to the kin of those people who lost their lives die to COVID-19 because numerous children lost their parents and people have become jobless. So, the help of only Rs 50,000 per deceased person is only a joke," Shrinate told ANI.
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The Central government on Wednesday announced an amount of Rs 50,000 as ex gratia to families of those who died of COVID-19. COVID-19 Victims Ex-Gratia: Centre Agrees to Consider Financial Assistance for Family of Coronavirus Patients Who Died by Suicide.
Taking a dig at the Centre, she said that the government has announced Rs 50,000 after the intervention of the court. The Centre is not declaring coronavirus infection a disaster because according to the law, there is a provision to give Rs 4 lakh on death due to disaster."
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