The Delhi Cabinet on Monday amended the procedure of dispensing compensation to employees.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will look after Covid-19 compensation of Governmentemployees.
According to Government officials, the Cabinet constituted a dedicated ‘Group of Minister’ to handle the compensation cases of Government employees, including – doctors, nurses, healthcare and frontline workers.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will head the committee, and Health Minister Satyendar Jain and Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot are members of the committee. This committee will individually examine every case and send its recommendations to CM Kejriwal.
In the Cabinet meeting, CM Kejriwal said as a responsible and sensitive Government, the entire Delhi Government must look after the family of every single employee on Covid duty like their own and stand with them in the need of the hour.
The committee will ensure that Covid warrior or their families receive the compensation in time. “This move will greatly benefit the grieving families of all Covid warriors by expediting the compensation procedure. The compensation will be dispensed in record time,” the Cabinet members said in the meeting.
Earlier, CM Kejriwal had earlier announced a Samman Rashi of Rs 1 crore for employees who martyred on Covid duty.
The CM had earlier announced that any person including Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical Staff, Security/Sanitation staff or any other Government Officer/Official, including Police Officer/Official, whether temporary or permanent employee or contractual in Government or Private Sector, deployed for Covid-19 duties by Government of Delhi, expires by contracting the disease during discharge of their duty, their family shall be paid an ex gratia amount of Rupees One Crore, posthumously.