Centre on Saturday announced measures to help families who have lost earning members due to COVID-19. Family pension under the ESIC scheme will be given to dependent family members of those who died of COVID-19. Additionally, insurance benefits under EDLI scheme have been "enhanced, liberalised" and the maximum insurance benefit amount has been increased from ₹6 lakh to ₹7 lakh.
 

Centre on Saturday announced measures to help families who have lost earning members due to COVID-19. Family pension under the ESIC scheme will be given to dependent family members of those who died of COVID-19. Additionally, insurance benefits under EDLI scheme have been "enhanced, liberalised" and the maximum insurance benefit amount has been increased from ₹6 lakh to ₹7 lakh.