Family pension, insurance benefits to dependents of those who lost lives due to Covid: Govt
3 years, 6 months ago

Family pension, insurance benefits to dependents of those who lost lives due to Covid: Govt

India TV News  

In addition to the measures announced under PM CARES for Children — Empowerment of Covid affected children — the government has announced further measures to help families who have lost the earning member due to Covid. As part of measures, the government will provide pension to families of those who died due to Covid and an enhanced and liberalised insurance compensation. Family Pension under Employees State Insurance Corporation To help family live a life of dignity and maintain a good standard of living, benefit of ESIC pension scheme for employment related death cases is being extended to even those who have died due to Covid. Employees Provident Fund Organization — Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme The insurance benefits under the EDLI scheme have been enhanced and liberalized.

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Farmers seek exclusive life insurance scheme
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers seek exclusive life insurance scheme

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Cauvery Farmers’ Protection Association has urged the State government to formulate and implement a life insurance scheme exclusively for farmers in the State. In a petition addressed to the Government through District Collector B. Priyanka Pankajam, association secretary Sundara Vimalanathan, citing a few government orders, pointed out that while only ₹1 lakh to ₹3 lakh was being …

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid
2 years, 6 months ago

Modi Unveils PM CARES for Children Scheme: Rs 4,000 a Month for Basic Needs, Free Treatment for Kids Who Lost Parents to Covid

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the benefits of PM CARES for Children scheme for children who lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PM Modi has promised Rs 4,000 a month for basic needs, financial support for schooling, scholarship for higher education, and free treatment upto Rs 5 lakh. Children will also being given the Ayushman Health …

Delhi government gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of COVID-19
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi government gives Rs 1 crore each to families of two frontline workers who died of COVID-19

Firstpost  

Delhi government had announced that it would provide financial assistance of Rs 1 crore to the families of all the frontline workers who contracted COVID-19 on duty and died New Delhi: The Delhi government on Thursday provided financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each to the families of two frontline workers who contracted COVID-19 on duty and died fighting it. …

Kin of Delhi Covid victims to get additional Rs 50,000 from disaster response fund
2 years, 11 months ago

Kin of Delhi Covid victims to get additional Rs 50,000 from disaster response fund

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Families that have lost loved ones to COVID-19 in Delhi will get a one-time ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 from the Delhi Disaster Response Fund, in addition to the financial aid of an equal amount being provided by the city government, officials said. Around 21,000 such families have received financial assistance of Rs 50,000 under the Delhi …

Covid relief: Punjab hikes aid for construction workers
3 years ago

Covid relief: Punjab hikes aid for construction workers

Hindustan Times  

In the run-up to the Punjab assembly elections early next year, the Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government has increased the financial assistance under the Balri Scheme for registered construction workers and labourers from ₹50,000 to ₹75,000. The Punjab government has hiked the monthly pension for registered construction workers from ₹ 2,000 to ₹ 3,000 and family pension from ₹ 1,000 …

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme
3 years, 2 months ago

845 children orphaned during pandemic to get benefits Of PM-CARES For Children Scheme

India Today  

A total of 845 children who were orphaned during the pandemic have been approved as eligible for benefits under the PM-CARES for Children scheme till now, a senior official said Wednesday. PM-CARES for Children stipend Additional Chief Secretary/ Principal Secretary/ Secretary of the department shall be the State Nodal Officer for implementation of PM CARES for Children Scheme. The scheme …

Lost job during Covid-19? Govt announces 3-month salary for such ESIC employees
3 years, 2 months ago

Lost job during Covid-19? Govt announces 3-month salary for such ESIC employees

Hindustan Times  

In a major policy decision, the Narendra Modi government has announced that it will pay three-month salary to Employees' State Insurance Corporation members who lost their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic, news agency ANI reported. On Friday, Union home ministry approved the release of the second instalment of Centre's share of the State Disaster Relief Fund amounting to ₹7,274.40 crore …

PF Rule Change: You Will Miss Benefits Worth Rs 7 Lakh If You Don't Follow This New Rule
3 years, 4 months ago

PF Rule Change: You Will Miss Benefits Worth Rs 7 Lakh If You Don't Follow This New Rule

News 18  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, had recently put out a notice to all of its PF subscribers. Follow these easy steps to file EPF/EPS nomination #digitally.” Here is How You can File your EPF/EPS Nomination Digitally Step 1: Go to the official EPFO website. Step 6: Once inside the portal, go to the ‘Manage’ tab on the drop-down menu and …

COVID-19: Kejriwal launches scheme to provide relief to families who lost kin
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19: Kejriwal launches scheme to provide relief to families who lost kin

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged government officials to establish a relationship with families who had lost their kin to COVID-19 in the process of providing financial relief to them. The Aam Aadmi Party supremo launched the government’s scheme to provide financial relief to such families via video conference even as the paperwork of such beneficiaries began at …

Assam Govt Will Pay Rs 2.5 Lakh to Widows Whose Husbands Died of Covid
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam Govt Will Pay Rs 2.5 Lakh to Widows Whose Husbands Died of Covid

News 18  

The Assam government on Sunday announced that it will give Rs 2.5 lakh each to all widows, whose husbands died of COVID-19, if their family income is less than Rs 5 lakh. Under the new ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’, the beneficiaries of ‘Orunodoi’ and ‘Widow Pension’ schemes are also eligible for the one-time financial assistance. In our sincere …

Maharashtra: Covid-19 orphans to get Rs 5 lakh in FD, monthly aid
3 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Covid-19 orphans to get Rs 5 lakh in FD, monthly aid

India Today  

The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced that fixed deposits of Rs five lakh will be made in the name of children who have lost one or both parents to Covid-19. If relatives come forward to take care of the child, they will also be given a grant from the Child Care Scheme of the Department of Women and Child Development. …

UP govt to give Rs 30 lakh aid to kin of panchayat polls workers who died of Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

UP govt to give Rs 30 lakh aid to kin of panchayat polls workers who died of Covid-19

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday approved Rs 30 lakh financial assistance for the families of those government officials who lost their lives during duty in the recent panchayat elections and also those who died due to Covid-19. The decision by the UP Cabinet comes days after a teachers' body claimed that over 1,600 teachers and workers of the Basic …

Tamil Nadu govt offers financial aid, free education to children orphaned by Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt offers financial aid, free education to children orphaned by Covid-19

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has announced that children who have lost their parents or guardians due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be provided with a financial aid of Rs. An official release said that a special task force under district collector has already been set up to identify the children whose parents succumbed to the disease and …

Covid-19: Labour Ministry Announces Additional Benefits Under EPFO, ESIC Schemes
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid-19: Labour Ministry Announces Additional Benefits Under EPFO, ESIC Schemes

News 18  

The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday announced additional benefits for workers through social securities schemes run by the EPFO and the ESIC amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These benefits include pension for dependents of insured persons with Employees' State Insurance Corporation who died due to COVID-19 and hike in maximum sum assured under the group insurance scheme Employees' Deposit …

Bihar govt announces ₹1,500/month to children who lost parents to Covid
3 years, 6 months ago

Bihar govt announces ₹1,500/month to children who lost parents to Covid

Live Mint  

The Bihar government announced financial aid of ₹1,500 per month to children who lost either of their parents due to Covid-19 under 'Bal Sahayata Yojana' on Sunday. For instance, the Haryana government said it would give a monthly amount of ₹2,500 per child as financial aid to the families taking care of these orphaned children. The Gujarat government, under the …

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES
3 years, 6 months ago

Children orphaned during COVID-19: Centre announces free education, Rs 10 lakh fund under PM-CARES

Firstpost  

The PMO stated fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children and they will receive a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a Rs 10 lakh each when they turn 23 from PM CARES fund New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a number of welfare measures for children who lost their parents to …

Free education, monthly stipend, Rs 10 lakh fund for children who lost parents to Covid under PM CARES
3 years, 6 months ago

Free education, monthly stipend, Rs 10 lakh fund for children who lost parents to Covid under PM CARES

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that all children who have lost both parents or surviving parent or legal guardian/adoptive parents due to Covid 19 will be supported under 'PM-CARES for Children' scheme. Such children to get a monthly stipend once they turn 18 and a fund of Rs 10 lakh when they turn 23 from PM CARES. The children …

Assam CM announces Rs 3,500 per month, laptops for children orphaned by Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam CM announces Rs 3,500 per month, laptops for children orphaned by Covid-19

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the Mukhyamantri Sishu Sewa Achoni scheme which will provide relief to children who have lost their parents due to Covid-19. As per this scheme, those children who have lost both their parents and are being looked after by their extended family members will be entitled to Rs 3,500 financial aid per …

Children orphaned due to Covid-19 to get support in education under PM-CARES fund
3 years, 6 months ago

Children orphaned due to Covid-19 to get support in education under PM-CARES fund

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 infection. The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that fixed deposits will be opened in the names of such children, and the PM-CARES fund will contribute through a specially designed scheme to create a corpus …

Tamil Nadu greenlights Rs 5 lakh in aid to children orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic
3 years, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu greenlights Rs 5 lakh in aid to children orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

Tamil Nadu on Saturday joined the list of states that have offered relief measures to children who lost their parents amid the deadly second wave Covid-19. After a meeting between chief minister MK Stalin and senior officials, the state government announced the children who have lost both their parents will receive financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh as a fixed …

EPFO raises death insurance cover to Rs 7 lakh for subscribers of EDLI scheme, check how to claim death insurance
3 years, 7 months ago

EPFO raises death insurance cover to Rs 7 lakh for subscribers of EDLI scheme, check how to claim death insurance

India Today  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation raised the death insurance benefits for subscribers of its employees’ deposit-linked Insurance scheme amid the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The benefit payable under the EDLI Scheme shall be extended to such beneficiaries where the deceased employee was a member of the Fund or a provider fund exempted under Section 17 of the EPF & …

Rs 50 Lakh Insurance Cover for Healthcare Workers Expires on April 24, Centre Promises New Scheme Soon
3 years, 8 months ago

Rs 50 Lakh Insurance Cover for Healthcare Workers Expires on April 24, Centre Promises New Scheme Soon

News 18  

The Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for those healthcare workers who die in the line of Covid-19 duty expires on 24 April. The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers fighting Covid was launched on March 30, 2020, for 90 days and was subsequently extended up to March 24, 2021. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare tweeted …

Family Pension BIG Update: Modi govt announces massive hike | Details
3 years, 10 months ago

Family Pension BIG Update: Modi govt announces massive hike | Details

India TV News  

In a welcome development for those availing family pensions, the Centre has raised the upper ceiling from Rs 45,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh per month, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on Friday. Family pensions will now be restricted to Rs 1,25,000 per month The minister said that the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has issued a clarification on the …

Insurance Scheme for Frontline Covid-19 Health Workers: Govt Says Payment Made in 95 Cases
4 years, 2 months ago

Insurance Scheme for Frontline Covid-19 Health Workers: Govt Says Payment Made in 95 Cases

News 18  

Under its Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for frontline healthcare providers engaged in COVID-19 duty, payment has been made in 95 cases of death of such workers while 176 claims are being processed, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. He said payment has been made in 95 cases of deaths of frontline healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 duty under …

Bihar Cabinet Nod to 'Special Family Pension' for Dependents of Govt Staff Who Die of Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Cabinet Nod to 'Special Family Pension' for Dependents of Govt Staff Who Die of Covid-19

News 18  

The Bihar Cabinet on Saturday agreed to give "special family pension" to the dependents of state government staff who die of COVID-19 while on duty, according to an official release. The dependent of a government employee, who die of COVID-19 while on duty, will be given the benefit of compassionate ground, for getting a job, besides other existing benefits, Cabinet …

Govt extends Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for healthcare providers till September
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt extends Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for healthcare providers till September

India TV News  

Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases, the government has extended the Rs 50 lakh insurance scheme for about 22 lakh healthcare providers for another three months till September. The insurance provides a comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 lakh to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in …

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