Family Pension, Children Stipend For Dependants Of Covid Victims: Centre | Read
Family pension will be given to dependants of those who died due to COVID-19, the government said today. The pension will be under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the government said in a statement. Children who have lost parents to Covid will also get a monthly stipend after turning 18, and a fund of Rs 10 lakh when they turn 23 from PM-CARES Fund, the Prime Minister's Office said today. The children will be assisted to get an education loan for higher education and PM-CARES will pay the interest on loan.
