New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave financial assistance of ₹1 crore on Friday to the family of government school teacher Nitin Tanwar who succumbed to COVID-19.
The Delhi CM handed over a cheque of ₹1 crore to the family members of the deceased and also promised all help from the Union Territory government.
Kejriwal hailed the selfless service of Tanwar and expressed grief. “Tanwar was a very hardworking and dedicated teacher in our Delhi government school. He was posted on various duties during the corona crisis. He was initially posted at the ration distribution centre, and later on many such duties. He passed away after getting infected while being on COVID duty last year,” Kejriwal was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
“It is because of people like him that Delhi can cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. These people are fighting a tough battle against the virus,” Kejriwal added.
The chief minister, earlier on Tuesday, declared ₹50,000 ex-gratia for the families that have had a COVID-19 death. “Every family that has had a death due to COVID, will be given ₹50,000 each as ex-gratia. Families where the breadwinner died, will be given a monthly pension of ₹2,500 besides the ex-gratia. If the husband dies, the pension will be given to the wife, and if the wife dies it will be given to the husband. If an unmarried person dies, the pension will be given to his/her parents,” Kejriwal said at a media conference.
He declared that the children whose both parents died due to the deadly virus infection will be provided a monthly pension of ₹2,500.
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