new Delhi. A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking financial assistance in the form of grants or compensation to the families of those who died of the Corona epidemic, especially the economically weaker sections and front line workers fighting the Corona. . Along with this, the petition has also requested that the states be asked to file a detailed status report on the total number of deaths from Corona and steps taken regarding compensation etc.
Most of the population of India belongs to the economically weaker section, the petition filed in the Supreme Court
In his petition, Kerala lawyer Hashik Thayakandi said that most of the population of India is of the economically weaker section. In most cases one member of the family earns and the other members depend on their income for living.
Government should prepare a plan to provide financial help to the families of those who died of corona
The petition said that the number of people dying of corona is increasing day by day, in such a situation, it is necessary that the central government should prepare a plan or guide line to provide financial help to the families of those who died from corona, so that from the epidemic Families of front-line workers such as doctors, nurses, paramedical staff or sanitation workers etc. could be helped to survive after their absence.
The plan should be for the economically weaker sections and front line workers
The petition said that various state governments have implemented some schemes of grants and compensation, but in view of the prevailing situation in the country, it is necessary to make a national plan under Section 11 of the National Disaster Management Act. The plan should be for the economically weaker sections and front line workers who are most at risk of corona. The petition also mentions schemes of financial assistance implemented earlier in the time of disaster – like the earthquake in Kutch and the 2004 tsunami.
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