A bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna said, “The official figures on the death figures are not correct and it cannot be said that fraudulent claims are being made (by the families of the Covid victims).” State Governments.
The bench, which is monitoring the implementation of its order to give Rs 50,000 to all the families who lost their loved ones due to the pandemic, expressed displeasure over the delay in reaching out to the families on the part of some states. The court said that as a welfare state it is the duty of the government to help the people. “You are not donating. As a welfare state, it is your duty. Why are you sending people door-to-door stumbling blocks. Do it from the bottom of the heart,” the bench told the Maharashtra government, which has asked for 60,000 Applications for more claims were rejected.
After going through the latest data collected by the Additional Solicitor General aishwarya bhati Based on the information provided by the states, Justice Shah and Nagaratna Indicated that the states need to be more proactive in helping the families of the victims, and directed them to appoint dedicated nodal officers to coordinate with the member-secretary. State Legal Services Authority (SLSA) to streamline the process and facilitate payment of ex-gratia.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by a social worker Gaurav Bansali On whose petition he had passed an order to give compensation to the families of Kovid victims.
As the bench expanded the criteria to determine the eligibility of those who can claim compensation for Covid deaths, the distinction between “deaths” recognized by state governments as caused by the virus, and for compensation The gap between the claims made has widened. The court had said that the death of any person, including suicide, within 30 days of testing positive would be treated as a case of Covid death and the family would be entitled to compensation.
The largest number of applications were rejected by the Maharashtra government, which denied compensation to 61,848 out of a total of 2,27,107 applications. The official death toll in Maharashtra is 1,42,705 and it has paid compensation to 1,32,092 families.
As per the latest figures, the number of Covid compensation claims received so far in Gujarat is now 1,02,230 against the official toll of 10,094. The state has so far disbursed 87,045 claims and compensation amount to 82,605 families, rejecting 8994 applications. Telangana Of the total 31,053 applications, 2752 claims were rejected.
In Andhra Pradesh, the total claims received so far are 42924 against the official toll of 14527 and the government has accepted 37571 claims while rejecting 4297 applications. In Uttar Pradesh, 37007 applications were received against the official death toll of 23073 and the state accepted 29622 claims and rejected 1527.
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