The Union Health Ministry in a statement on Monday said that the Supreme Court gave its order dated March 24 in the Miscellaneous Application No. 1805 of 2021 in Writ Petition (C) No. 539 has fixed the timeline to claim their payment for ex-gratia assistance of Covid-19 deceased as announced by National Disaster Management Authority.
An outer time limit of 60 days will be applicable from March 24 to file the claims for compensation in case the death occurred due to Covid1 prior to March 20, said the ministry.
Also, for any future deaths, 90 days’ time shall be provided from the date of death due to Covid-19 to file the claim for compensation
However, the earlier order to process the claims and to make the actual payment of compensation within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of claim shall continue to be enforced.
