JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to extend the compensation for households of those that died of COVID-19 from Rs 50,000 to Rs 4 lakh, in line with an official assertion.
Gehlot mentioned many households misplaced their incomes members and exhausted financial savings of their lifetime to pay hospital payments and Rs 50,000 was not sufficient to assist them cope.
“As a welfare state, it’s our shared duty to take care of our residents throughout occasions of want. Our state has began many welfare schemes to assist folks tide over these troublesome occasions. We count on that the central authorities can even share this duty,” the chief minister mentioned in his letter.
Gehlot mentioned the COVID-19 pandemic badly affected the vast majority of the nation’s inhabitants.
Folks died premature deaths, some have been compelled emigrate and companies have been shut down.
Households misplaced their incomes members and out-of-pocket bills incurred by them on therapy in non-public hospitals through the pandemic robbed them of financial savings of their lifetime and pushed them into big money owed.
In such troublesome occasions, the modest quantity of Rs 50,000 as ex gratia compensation is inadequate, he mentioned.
Therefore, the Centre “ought to implement its earlier order notified on 14th March, 2020, issued by the Ministry of House Affairs, the place the Centre made a dedication to disburse ex gratia cost of Rs 4 lakh for the deceased individual resulting from COVID-19,” he mentioned.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that the Centre give a compensation of Rs 4 lakh every to the households of people that have died because of the coronavirus an infection, officers right here mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi made the same demand for compensation and mentioned the central authorities ought to present “credible” information on COVID-19 deaths.
In his letter to the PM, Baghel claimed the Central authorities has been accumulating taxes from residents by promoting petrol and diesel at hefty costs and guaranteeing tax rebate to company “mates”, however denying any aid to the frequent folks.
“On September 11 this 12 months, the Authorities of India, in an in depth affidavit submitted to the Supreme Courtroom, acknowledged that it will present Rs 50,000 as compensation to every of the households of individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic via the SDRF (State Catastrophe Response Fund),” he mentioned.
Nevertheless, the Ministry of House Affairs, in a earlier order, had introduced to pay a compensation of Rs 4 lakh every to the kin those that misplaced their lives because of the an infection, the CM mentioned within the letter.
In these occasions of crises, the federal government ought to implement its earlier order and supply Rs 4 lakh compensation to such households, he demanded.
“The state authorities is dedicated to pay its share, which is 25 per cent, out of the full compensation quantity,” the Congress CM added.
He additional mentioned, “The pandemic has badly hit a lot of the inhabitants within the nation. Folks have died premature, companies have been closed and other people have been compelled emigrate. Households have misplaced their incomes members and the price of therapy in non-public hospitals has introduced them to the streets. In such a troublesome time, compensation of simply Rs 50,000 just isn’t ample in any respect.”
Baghel mentioned the Centre is offering tax concessions to corporates, however was not prepared to provide sufficient aid to the frequent residents.
“The federal government has contended earlier than the Supreme Courtroom that after giving a compensation of Rs 4 lakh (to every of the affected households), it won’t come up with the money for left within the exchequer to additional cope with the pandemic.”
“Whereas the federal government continues to gather taxes from the general public by promoting petrol and diesel at excessive costs and however, company mates are being given tax concessions. The identical authorities refuses to provide any aid to the frequent residents,” he mentioned.
The CM mentioned its responsibility of the federal government of the day to handle its residents.
“It’s the duty of a nation primarily based on the idea of public welfare, to handle its residents in occasions of want. We have now began many welfare schemes in our state to assist folks in these troublesome occasions,” Baghel mentioned and hoped the Centre will fulfil its duty.
