Policy response to Covid 19 Outbreak – Wave 2

Benefit of ESIC pension scheme for employment related death cases is being extended to those who have died due to Covid (between 24-03-2020 and 24-03-2022). Dependent family members of such persons will be entitled to the benefit of pension equivalen

All children who lost parents due to Covid19 will be enrolled to PMJAY. The premium for these children till the age of 18 will be paid by PM CARES

Children who lost parents due to Covid19 will be given admission in the nearest Kendriya Vidyalaya or in a private school as a day scholar. If the child is admitted in a private school, the fees as per the RTE norms will be given from the PM CARES. G

PM CARES will contribute through a specially designed scheme to create a corpus of Rs 10 lakh for each child who lost parents due to Covid19 when he or she reaches 18 years of age. This corpus to be used for monthly stipend between 18-23 years of age

Extension of the insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid19 to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh (extension for a period of 180 days)

5 kg free food grains to be provided to around 80 crore beneficiaries over and above normal entitlement under NFSA in May and June; extended to November 30

Financial assistance of Rs 3000 to street vendors.

For Covid management, relief package including dry ration kit of Rs 2,500 for Partivularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG).

Free education for children who lost their parents due to Covid-19.

Rs 5,000 as monthly pension to all children who lost either/both of their parents/guardians due to the Covid pandemic. State Commission too is going to render Rs 2,000 monthly to each such kid under the government’s existing Child Sponsor Scheme. Sta

An FD of 5 lakh to be set up for those children that lost parents due to Covid

Rs 1,000 would be given per person for two months under Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana and Indira Gandhi scheme for aged people

Rs 1,500 for each hawker who is registered with the authorities and whose account number is with a bank under the PM SVAnidhi Yojana; Rs. 1500 for rickshaw owners

Rs. 2000 for tribal families through the Khavti scheme

Special incentives to industrial units under the Maharashtra Mission Oxygen Swavalamban

Free meels under Shiv Bhojan Thali scheme for a month

Rs. 1500 for registered BOCW workers

Three kilos of wheat and two kilos of rice for free for next one month to every poor and needy person

2.5 lakh one-time assistance, widow pension to women widowed due to Covid-19.

Children orphaned due to Covid will be given aid of Rs 3500 per month. Those who have no family support willbe given shelter, education support, and laptops. Orphaned girl child of marriageable age will be given one-time assistance of Rs 50,000 and o