
State orders ex gratia for kin of COVID victims
The Hindu
District Collectors of Telangana were given permission to provide ex gratia of ₹50,000 to the families of those who died of COVID-19 from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Orders to this effect
District Collectors of Telangana were given permission to provide ex gratia of ₹50,000 to the families of those who died of COVID-19 from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Orders to this effect were issued by the Telangana government on Wednesday.
Applications for ex gratia have to be made online. All claims in respect of eligible cases must be settled within 30 days of submission of required documents, and disbursed through Aadhaar linked direct benefit transfer procedures.
The State government on Monday notified district level COVID Death Ascertaining Committee (CDAC) for issuing the ‘Official document for COVID-19 Death’.