1,016 claims settled till August 5 under PMGKP scheme for health workers: Centre
111 claims are pending due to incomplete claim documents or delay in receipt of documents from states and union territories, the government said
The government Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that as on August 5, 1016 claims have been settled and paid under a central insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid while 276 claims have either been withdrawn by the states and union territories or found ineligible.
Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said, 111 claims are pending due to incomplete claim documents or delay in receipt of documents from states and union territories.
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP): Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 was launched on March 30, 2020 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 patients and may be at risk of being impacted by this.
The scheme is being implemented through an insurance policy from New India Assurance Company Limited, a public sector insurance company under Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance. Initially, the insurance policy had a validity of 90 days which was extended twice and it finally ended on March 24, 2021 on the expiry of its validity.