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Additional Rs 25 lakhs to be given in case of death of health workers

Srinagar, Aug 14 (UNI) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday approved an additional ex-gratia of Rs.25.00 lakhs in case of death of healthcare worker due to COVID-19.
According to an order by the Health and Medical Education department, issued in this regard tonight, an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh only shall be payable to the dependent members and legal heirs of those Healthcare workers, including community health workers who may lose their lives as a result of being in direct contact with and providing care to COVID-19 patients, and who may be at risk of being impacted by this disease.
The classification of Health care workers for this purpose shall be the same as provided by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India under the "Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Workers fighting COVID-19".
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