Relief for kin of Covid-hit: Nearly 400 apply in 4 days in Delhi

NEW DELHI: In the first four days since the launch of Chief Minister Covid-19 Family Financial Assistance Scheme, nearly 400 beneficiaries have filled up application forms.
On Sunday, social welfare minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said 390 beneficiaries had applied under the scheme till July 9, including 220 for the monthly pension and 170 for the ex gratia payment.
As part of the scheme, announced on July 6, Rs 50,000 will be given ex gratia for each family member who had died due to Covid-19. The government will also give Rs 2,500 per month to a family for the death of its breadwinner and Rs 2,500 per month to the children, till the age of 25, who have lost both parents.
A member of each affected family will be enrolled as a civil defence volunteer and the government will also take care of the education and medical care of the dependent children.
To help beneficiaries, the application process will be fast-tracked, Gautam said. Beneficiaries will first have to register on edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in. “We will not wait for the beneficiaries to fill the application form. Our representatives will also help in filling the form by going door to door,” the minister said. “In this hour, we want to help the families as soon as possible. Our representatives will not find faults in their documentation, rather they will help in the documentation process,” he added.