Lok Sabha Question No. 2290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-23
Subject: Benefits to Healthcare Workers
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Diya Kumari, Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUE STION NO. 2290 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD SEPTEMBER, 2020

## BENEFITS TO HEALTHCA RE WORKERS

## 2290. MS. DIYA KUMARI: SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  provide any  special  benefits  for  the  country's healthcare workers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the schemes for healthcare w orkers fighting COVID - 19 in the country; and
- (d) the details of beneficiaries of such schemes, State/UT - wise as on date?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (d)  Yes, an additional incentive of Rs. 1000/ -per month is being paid to ASHAs in view of  their  significant  contribution  towards  COVID - 19  pandemic  related  work.  Besides  this, States/UTs have been asked to ensure provision of safety measures like masks a nd sanitizers for ASHAs.

Further, the State/UT Governments have also been given flexibility to provide ince to health workers and staff engaged in COVID duties as per their context and policies, f resources made available under the India COVID - 19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package.

Moreover, under life insurance benefits have been extended to all healthcare wor under  t he  'Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Package  Insurance  Scheme  for  Health  Workers Fighting COVID 19' announ ced on 30 March 202 .Ministry of Health and Family welfare has collaborated with the New India Assurance (NIA) Company Limited for providing the insuran amount based on the guidelines prepared for the scheme.

This i nsurancescheme  provides  a life insurance  cover  of  Rs.  50  lakh  to  healthcare providers, including community health workers, who may have to be in direct contact and ca COVID - 19 patients and therefore are at risk of being infected. It also includes accidental lo life on account of COVID - 19 related duty.

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The scheme also covers private hospital staff/ retired/volunteer/ bodies/contract/daily wage/ ad - hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by States/ hospitals/autonomous  hospitals  of  Central/States/UTs,  AIIMS  &  INIs/ hospitals  of  Central Ministries drafted for COVID - 19 related responsibilities.

The  details  of  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gar i b  Kalyan  Package: Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID - 19, State/UT - wise as  on  20.09.2020 is placed at Annex ure.

Annexure

| Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme States/UTs: Summary of the claims Paid (as on 20/09/2020)   | Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme States/UTs: Summary of the claims Paid (as on 20/09/2020)   | Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package: Insurance Scheme States/UTs: Summary of the claims Paid (as on 20/09/2020)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                            | State/UT                                                                                                          | Claimsprocessed                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                                                | Puducherry                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                 |
| 22                                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                                 |
| 24                                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                             | 63                                                                                                                |