As per the plan, benefits of ESIC pension scheme for employment related death cases are being extended to even those who have died due to Covid. Thus, dependent family members of such persons will be entitled to the benefit of pension equivalent to 90% of average daily wage drawn by the worker as per the existing norms.
India News: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) of humiliating her after a brief meeting with PM Modi
This corpus will be used to give a monthly financial support or stipend from 18 years of age for the next five years to take care of his or her personal requirements during the period of higher education. On reaching the age of 23 years, they will get the corpus amount as one lump-sum for personal and professional use.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a financial assistance of Rs 1000 crore to Cyclone Yaas-hit states - Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand - for immediate relief activities.