Centre seeks more time to grant ex Gratia to the families of Covid deceased

The Centre has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking four weeks of additional time to frame rules regarding ex-gratia payment to be granted to families of those who died due to covid-19.

New Delhi: The Centre has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking four weeks of additional time to frame rules regarding ex-gratia payment to be granted to families of those who died due to covid-19.

"Applicant respectfully submits that exercise to frame appropriate guidelines for payment of ex-gratia to the victims of covid-19 disaster under section 12(iii)of the DMA is active consideration of the NDMA and is ongoing. It is submitted this exercise though at an active advance stage requires a little more in-depth examination before the same is finalised and implemented. Any accelerated formulation, in the respectful submission of the applicant, may result in undesirable results," read the application.

On 30th June, the Supreme Court had ordered NDMA to frame appropriate guidelines within six weeks regarding ex-gratia payment for the families of deceased due to covid-19 as mandated under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The amount was left for the national authority to decide by taking various factors into account.