Fresh insurance cover to COVID-19 warriors

The Union Health Ministry has recently announced that all claims of the COVID-19 warriors under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24, 2021 after which a fresh insurance policy for them will become effective. The Ministry, in a tweet, said that a new dispensation will be provided to cover the “corona warriors”. For this, the Ministry is in talks with the New India Assurance.

The Ministry of Health, in a statement, said, “Two hundred and eight seven claims have been paid by the insurance company so far. The scheme has played a crucial psychological role in boosting the morale of the health workers fighting COVID-19.”

“The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) insurance policy claims of COVID warriors will continue to be settled till 24th April, 2021, thereafter a fresh insurance policy for COVID warriors will become effective,” it further added.