Anganwadi workers, helpers involved in COVID- related duties to get ₹50 lakh insurance cover: Official
The Hindu
They would get the insurance cover under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package
Anganwadi workers and helpers involved in COVID-19-related duties will now be given an insurance cover of ₹ 50 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The Women and Child Development Ministry official said the anganwadi workers and helpers who are engaged in activities such as COVID-19 awareness and surveillance drives and door-to-door distribution of ration will be covered under the scheme.
"They (anganwadi workers and helpers) are now covered under the insurance cover of ₹50 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package for the entire period of the pandemic beginning March 11, 2020,” the official said.
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