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Doctor s kin haven t received compensation
RANCHI: Nineteen doctors from the state lost their lives after they contracted Covid-19 while treating infected patients, but none of their families have received the Rs 50 lakh-compensation promised by the Centre under a special insurance scheme for the kin of healthcare workers who die in the line of duty during the pandemic.
TOI spoke to the family members of a few deceased doctors and found that they were also humiliated by health officials when approached for help.
Deeksha Jha, wife of Dr Shekhar Dutt Jha, who succumbed to the virus on August 24, said, “I have completed all the formalities and submitted the documents to the health department, but nothing has moved yet. I have two daughters aged eight and 11 and do not have any kind of support to run the family.”