Govt approves Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19

Government has approved Insurance Scheme for Health Workers Fighting COVID-19’ as announced under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package. The following conditions exists:
The scheme will provide an insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh for ninety days (90) to a total of around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers. It will also include accidental loss of life on account of contracting COVID-19.
The insurance provided under this scheme would be over and above any other insurance cover being availed of by the beneficiary.