Lok Sabha Question No. 2081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Ex-Gratia Claims
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022

## 'EX-GRATIA CLAIMS'

## † 2081. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the  number of ex-gratia  claims filed and total  ex-gratia  amount  paid  to  the  families  of deceased COVID-19 patients, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the number of COVID deaths in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  ex-gratia  rejected,  if  any,  and  most  common  reasons  for  rejection, State/UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the delay in payment of ex-gratia, if any, by the Government of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): As per information received from various State Governments/UT Administration, as on 27 th May 2022, total 7,91,353 claims have been settled/payment released as ex-gratia relief from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  to  next  of  kin  of  the  persons  who  died  due  to COVID-19.

As  conveyed  by  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  vide  letter  dated  26 th July  2022,  a  total  of 50,399 COVID-19 ex-gratia claims have been filed in Andhra Pradesh of which 47,228 claims have  been  approved  and  paid  @  Rs.  50,000  each.  District  wise  details  of  COVID-19  deaths, number  of  COVID-19  ex-gratia  applications  received,  claims  approved  and  paid  are  at Annexure .

A total of 3171 claims are rejected in Andhra Pradesh. The most common reasons for rejection of  claims include duplicate applications, non-submission of all relevant documents like deaths summary.

Reasons for delay in disbursal  of  COVID-19 ex-gratia  include  mismatch  of  Aadhar  and  bank details, delay in Centralised Funds Management System (CFMS) entry & payment.

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## District  wise  details  on  COVID-19  deaths,  number  of  COVID-19  ex-gratia  applications received, claims approved and paid

(as per details provided by Government of Andhra Pradesh)

|   S. No | District      |   Total No. of COVID-19 deaths |   Total No. of application received |   No. of application Accepted and Paid |
|---------|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|       1 | Anantapur     |                           1105 |                                3310 |                                   3195 |
|       2 | Chittoor      |                           2000 |                                4682 |                                   3474 |
|       3 | East Godavari |                           1298 |                                5946 |                                   4747 |
|       4 | Guntur        |                           1277 |                                5657 |                                   5613 |
|       5 | Kadapa        |                            652 |                                3222 |                                   3194 |
|       6 | Krishna       |                           1496 |                                4894 |                                   4828 |
|       7 | Kurnool       |                            867 |                                2669 |                                   2554 |
|       8 | Nellore       |                           1090 |                                2673 |                                   2657 |
|       9 | Prakasam      |                           1146 |                                3224 |                                   3224 |
|      10 | Srikakulam    |                            798 |                                3134 |                                   2814 |
|      11 | Visakhapatnam |                           1187 |                                3785 |                                   3785 |
|      12 | Vizianagaram  |                            680 |                                1355 |                                   1352 |
|      13 | West Godavari |                           1137 |                                5848 |                                   5791 |