Only 20 percent insurance money under PMGKP scheme got disbursed to kin of doctors died serving during COVID-19, reveals RTI - Video
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In a shocking revelation, a Right to Information Act (RTI) reply from New India Assurance Company Ltd. pointed out that the dependents of doctors, who died serving the nation in the Covid-19 battle, have received only 20% of the total money promised under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme.
Although the scheme ensured an insurance coverage of Rs 50 lakh each, the Insurance Company while replying to the RTI revealed on September 16 that as on August 31, the total number of beneficiaries under the PMGKP scheme was 1,962 and around Rs 981 crore has been disbursed for this purpose.
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