Covid victims' kin can apply online for ex gratia

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 3

The Haryana Government has started the process of providing ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of persons who died due to Covid.

Applicants can submit their claim through the online service “Ex Gratia assistance to next of kin of the deceased by COVID-19” available at Antyodaya SARAL Portal, alongwith the copy of the death certificate and report diagnosing the deceased as Covid positive. An official spokesperson said all application claims would be settled within 30 days of the submission of the required documents and assistance would be disbursed through the Aadhaar-linked direct benefit transfer procedures into the bank account of the beneficiary.

Deputy Commissioners-cum-chairmen of the Disaster Management Authority of respective districts, to which the deceased belonged to, will release the ex- gratia to the beneficiary after due verification.

To resolve the grievances of public in such cases, the government has also constituted two grievance redress committees at the district level. The aggrieved person can submit his/her complaint to the DC or ADC concerned.