In a major action plan, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Tuesday that his government will provide Rs 50,000 ex gratia to each family that has lost a member to Covid-19. In addition, the govt will offer monthly assistance of Rs 2,500 if the deceased was an earning member, Kejriwal also said that the children who have lost both parents, or single parent, due to Covid-19 will also be provided monthly assistance of Rs 2,500 up to the age of 25 years. Also, the government will take care of their education, he said.
All these announcements will be implemented after they are approved by the Delhi Cabinet, he said.
The chief minister also said that all 72 lakh ration cardholders in the city will be provided free 10 Kg ration this month. The poor and needy even without ration cards will be provided free ration, he added.
Delhi Health Updates: Covid cases are declining across all the 11 districts of Delhi but in some districts the positivity rate continues to remain higher than the others.
All the districts witnessed a sudden and sharp surge during the last fortnight of April and in the first week of May, but, like the rise, the decline too has been very sudden and fast.
On Monday, 4,524 new Covid patients were added to Delhi’s record, the lowest since April 5 and also the first time the figure has dipped below the 5,000-mark since that day. The number of deaths reported in just the first half of this month accounts for almost half the overall Covid death toll, both in Noida and Ghaziabad. Of the 392 deaths reported in Noida since March last year, 180 were added between May 1 and 16.
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