COVID deaths: financial aid sought for teachers’ kin

State president of the Municipal Teachers’ Federation (MTF) S. Ramakrishna on Saturday demanded ₹50 lakh insurance grant to the families of teachers who died after contracting COVID-19.In a statement,

State president of the Municipal Teachers’ Federation (MTF) S. Ramakrishna on Saturday demanded ₹50 lakh insurance grant to the families of teachers who died after contracting COVID-19. In a statement, Mr. Ramakrishna said a large number of teachers had succumbed to the virus. They were falling easy prey to the virus while discharging their duties. After contracting the virus, they were having to spend huge amounts on treatment and not all of them survived. Their families faced serious emotional and financial crisis, he said, making a plea to the government to provide a financial support of ₹50 lakh to such families.