Good news for health care workers! Centre extends insurance scheme for 180 days
Zee News
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) assures Rs 50 lakh to the family of health workers employed in public healthcare institutions who died due to Covid-19.
New Delhi: The Central government on Wednesday extended the `Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting Covid-19` for a period of further 180 days. The current period of the insurance policy is ending on Wednesday.
The scheme was launched on March 30 last year to provide comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 lakh to 22.12 lakh health care providers including community health workers and private health workers who may have been in direct contact and care of Covid-19 patients and may be at higher risk of infection.
The scheme Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) assures Rs 50 lakh to the family of health workers employed in public healthcare institutions who died due to Covid-19.
