Lok Sabha Question No. 1069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Death Certificate for deceased COVID-19 Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

(a) to (e)

Detailed guidelines for reporting and certifications of deaths due to COVID-19 have been issued by  Union  Health  Ministry  to  all  States/UTs.  ICMR  on  10 th May  2020  issued  'Guidance  for appropriate recording of COVID-19 related deaths in India'

(Available at:

https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/techdoc/Guidance\_appropriate\_recording\_of\_related\_deaths\_ India.pdf).

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1069 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER 2021

## DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR DECEASED COVID-19 PATIENTS

## 1069.  SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  ascertained  that  the  cause  of  death  of  persons  due  to  global pandemic COVID-19 infection is recorded in their death certificates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  many  family  members  of  the  deceased  COVID-19 patients were deprived of insurance claim and benefits under other schemes due to non-mention of death due to corona in their death certificates;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide any benefit of the Government schemes to the dependents of the deceased persons; and
- (e)  the  number  of  persons  benefitted  under  the  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) during the period from March, 2020 till date, State/UT-wise?

## Answer MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## ( DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

Further,  Government  of  India  through  National  Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA)  has issued  'Guidelines  to  provide  for  ex-gratia  assistance  to  kin  of  the  deceased  by  COVID-19'. NDMA  has  recommended  an  amount  of  Rs.  50,000/-  per  deceased  person  including  those involved in relief operations or associated in preparedness activities, subject to cause of death being  certified  as  COVID-19.  The  ex-gratia  assistance  shall  be  provided  by  States  from  State Disaster  Response  Funds.  All  States  have  been  advised  to  constitute  Grievance  Redressal  for redressal of issues related to payment of ex-gratia in case of any dispute.

In  addition  to  the  above,  life  insurance  cover  of  Rs.  50  lakhs  is  being  provided  to  health professionals, including front line workers and ASHAs, involved across the country in COVID19 management, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana.

In order to provide comprehensive support for children who have lost both their parents due to COVID 19 pandemic, the Ministry of Women and Child Development under PM CARES for Children Scheme provides for health insurance, empowers such children through education and equips them for self-sufficient existence with financial support on reaching 23 years of age.

National  Health  Authority  (NHA)  is  collaborating  with  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development to extend the benefits of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) to children under the age of 18 who have been orphaned due to COVID-19. The costs  related  to  extending  the  benefits  of  AB  PM-JAY  to  such  children  shall  be  borne  by  the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund.

As of 30 th November 2021, 1.59 Crore hospital admissions have been authorized under AB PMJAY from March 2020 till date. State / UT details under Annexure - I .  The  National  Health Authority (NHA) has been providing necessary support to States/UTs for ensuring free COVID19 testing and treatment to all eligible beneficiaries under AB-PMJAY.

When COVID-19 pandemic started, initially existing treatment packages were used for providing Covid related  treatment.  Later,  special  packages  for  treatment  and  testing  of  COVID-19  were introduced. Many State Governments decided to make COVID-19 testing & treatment free for all residents. While some of them used Ayushman Bharat PMJAY ecosystem including the NHA's IT platform, others made it free but without recording the transaction on NHA's  IT platform. Therefore,  COVID-19  treatments  have  been  captured  in  both  general  and  COVID-19  specific packages of AB PM-JAY.

As  of  14 th November,  a  total  of  8.3  Lakh  hospital  admissions  have  been  authorized  towards COVID-19 treatment under AB PM-JAY from March 2020. The State / UT details can be found under Annexure - II .

Authorized hospitals admissions under AB PM-JAY from March 2020 till date

| State / UT                  | Authorized Hospital Admissions   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 923                              |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 5,46,917                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 157                              |
| Assam                       | 2,00,848                         |
| Bihar                       | 1,59,672                         |
| Chandigarh                  | 10,991                           |
| Chhattisgarh                | 10,81,238                        |
| DNH and DD                  | 35,120                           |
| Goa                         | 256                              |
| Gujarat                     | 12,61,088                        |
| Haryana                     | 2,62,959                         |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 61,689                           |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 2,16,860                         |
| Ladakh                      | 1,651                            |
| Jharkhand                   | 5,08,683                         |
| Karnataka                   | 13,99,322                        |
| Kerala                      | 22,19,722                        |
| Lakshadweep                 | 12                               |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 9,44,187                         |
| Maharashtra                 | 2,31,140                         |
| Manipur                     | 32,395                           |
| Meghalaya                   | 2,29,271                         |
| Mizoram                     | 27,842                           |
| Nagaland                    | 11,952                           |
| Puducherry                  | 9,649                            |
| Punjab                      | 8,23,577                         |
| Rajasthan                   | 4,92,107                         |
| Sikkim                      | 4,011                            |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 42,11,854                        |
| Telangana                   | 4                                |
| Tripura                     | 64,406                           |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 6,14,128                         |
| Uttarakhand                 | 2,41,531                         |
| Total                       | 1,59,06,162                      |

## Annexure - II

## Authorized hospitals admissions for treatment of COVID-19 under AB PM-JAY from March 2020

| State / UT                  | Authorized hospital admissions   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7                                |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 2,00,945                         |
| Assam                       | 1,028                            |
| Bihar                       | 22                               |
| Chandigarh                  | 7                                |
| Chhattisgarh                | 43,964                           |
| DNH and DD                  | 4                                |
| Goa                         | 1                                |
| Haryana                     | 719                              |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 52                               |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 729                              |
| Jharkhand                   | 1,495                            |
| Karnataka                   | 1,82,070                         |
| Kerala                      | 1,33,591                         |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 18,352                           |
| Maharashtra                 | 1,82,991                         |
| Manipur                     | 732                              |
| Meghalaya                   | 3,932                            |
| Mizoram                     | 416                              |
| Nagaland                    | 12                               |
| Puducherry                  | 349                              |
| Rajasthan                   | 23,761                           |
| Sikkim                      | 32                               |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 31,076                           |
| Tripura                     | 54                               |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 1,421                            |
| Uttarakhand                 | 2,801                            |
| Total                       | 8,29,826                         |

## Note:-

1. Data as of 14 th November 2021
2. Data for Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan sourced from the State