Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 14: The Delhi government on Friday announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 1 crore each to the families of 14 frontline workers who lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic on duty.
Deputy minister Manish Sisodia made this announcement on Friday.
The 14 individuals include: Professor Sanjay Kumar Gupta, former medical superintendent, All India Institute of Ayurveda, Sarita Vihar, Dr Anil Kumar Rawat, consultant general surgery, Saroj Superspeciality Hospital, Jagram, sanitation worker, Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Hospital, Baburam, peon, Delhi Cantonment Board Hospital, Mohan Singh Negi, OT assistant, Lajpat Nagar Colony Hospital, MCD and Rajeev Malhotra, dark room assistant, Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital.
The list also includes Dr Prerna Jain, doctor, DGHS, Delhi, Dr Ramesh Kumar, CMO in-charge, MCD, Rajni Chauhan, nursing officer, M&CW, south DMC, Tilak Nagar, Gayatri Sharma, ANM, Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, Rita Vohra, lab technician, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Ravi Kumar, junior assistant, Acharyashree Bhikshu Government Hospital, Madhu Rana, teacher, Nigram Pratibha Vidyalaya (co-ed) Basaidarapur, south MCD and Devraj, BLO-New Delhi.
The decision was taken in the meeting of the group of ministers chaired by Sisodia. The meeting was also attended by Transport and Revenue Minister Kailash Gahlot.
Deputy CM said that thousands of Covid warriors, including medical professionals, support personnel, and sanitation workers, sacrificed their lives while defending the public from this unprecedented pandemic.
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“Under the leadership of CM Arvind Kejriwal, the decision was taken to provide all the required support to the families of Covid warriors in Delhi,” he stated.
“This scheme of the Delhi government give confidence to the families of Covid warriors that the government and society are always with them. It is to be noted that the government has earlier approved Rs 1 crore ex-gratia amount to the families of 59 deceased Covid warriors,” he added.
