Delhi CM announces Rs 1 cr for family of COVID warriors if they die while treating patient

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi has announced a sum of Rs 1 crore for families of sanitation workers, doctors or nurses or any other staff, temporary or permanent, from private or government sector, if they die while treating patients.

Kejriwal's govt. was recently under a lot of criticism for not being able to prevent the mass exodus of migrants from Delhi amid lockdown.

He had urged the migrants to stay back in the city during the lockdown and said his government is serving lunch and dinner to over four lakh people at more than 800 locations.

Speaking to the media through a digital press conference, he said the government has operationalized 568 Hunger Relief Centres in schools, apart from 238-night shelters.

“We have the capacity to feed lunch and dinner to approximately 4 lakh persons daily,” Kejriwal said.

He also said that apart from this, mobile vans are also deployed to arrange food for those who cannot reach the locations.

“Although there is some issue, I am expecting that these will be streamlined in a day or so.” Kejriwal said the Aam Aadmi Party MLAs and party workers are reaching out to the migrants, and have been successful to stop a number of migrants.

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