NEW DELHI : Days after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's announcement, state-owned New India Assurance today released guidelines for giving a ₹50 lakh insurance cover for about 22 lakh health industry workers, who are on the frontline of battle against coronavirus. "As announced by Finance Minister Smt @nsitharaman on March 26, @NewIndAssurance has issued detailed guidelines for providing insurance cover of ₹50 lakh per person for 22.12 lakh health care providers across the country," the Finance Ministry said in a tweet.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package, health workers who are fighting against CVODI-19 across India will get a tailor-made comprehensive personal accident cover , including accidental loss of life on account