Days after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a social security scheme and a portal to provide financial assistance to families who lost their loved ones to Covid-19, as many as 390 beneficiaries have applied for the “Chief Minister Covid-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme”.
Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam informed on Sunday that 220 beneficiaries have applied for pension of `2500 per month and 170 beneficiaries applied for `50,000 ex gratia amount till 9th July. The Minister further said that a total of 390 applications have been received by the social welfare department under this scheme.
“The scheme was launched recently and it may take time to collect all the documents for further process. The process of application will be fast tracked in the coming days. The representatives of the department will go door to door in Delhi to help the beneficiaries fill the application,” the social welfare department said in a statement.
“We have got 390 application forms under this scheme. Our representatives will also help in filling the application form by going door to door. We want to help the families as soon as possible at this time. Our representatives will not find faults in their documentation, rather they will help beneficiaries in the documentation process,” Rajendra Pal Gautam added.
Gautam also said “Many families lost their members in the second Covid wave. The grief of these families cannot be reduced but as a responsible sensitive Government, we will ensure that no family has to face financial problems. We are committed that this financial assistance reaches all the affected families as soon as possible.”
Under the “Chief Minister Covid-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme”, `50,000 ex gratia will be given to every family that lost a member to Covid-19 and an additional `2,500 per month will be given if the deceased was the sole breadwinner. The Delhi Government’s Department of Social Welfare had notified the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’ on June 22.