The Delhi Government has received 5,935 applications for monthly financial assistance under the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Parivar Arthik Sahayata Yojana. The city Government has also received 11,219 applications for one-time ex gratia payment.
The Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Tuesday said that camps had been organised in the city to assist women in applying for various welfare schemes, which include the Laadli Scheme that provides financial assistance for girls’ education, widow pension, Delhi Family Benefit Scheme and Widow-Daughter Marriage Scheme.
According to Government officials, a total of 2,553 cases have started to receive the monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 while 5,323 cases have received one-time ex gratia of Rs 50, 000.
Sanction has been issued in 1,431 cases for one-time ex gratia to date, Rs 92,53,000 has been disbursed by the Delhi Government as financial aid to the beneficiaries. Under the Covid-19 financial assistance scheme, Rs 50,000 one time ex gratia is given to the family along with Rs 2,500 monthly pension in case of death of a breadwinner.
“Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many women faced the problem of applying for several Government schemes online. Therefore, these camps are organised to assist them in their documentation and application for the above-mentioned schemes.
Furthermore, the camps are also identifying and assisting children who lost their parent(s) due to Covid-19 in applying for the Mukhyamantri Covid-19 Parivar Arthik Sahayata Yojana,” the Minister said.
Many children who lost their parents due to Covid-19 are unable to apply for the scheme. It was decided by the Department to organise special camps for these children. Each Child Welfare Committee (CWC) along with the District Magistrate, DCPCR are identifying children who have lost their parents and are assisting them in applying for the financial relief scheme. The officials are assisting in the entire process of documentation which is required for applying without causing any hassle to the child.
"The application process should be seamless. We aim to reach out to all children who lost their parents/guardians due to Covid-19 and we will make sure that the child gets proper financial support from the Delhi Government,” he added.