Reviewing Covid related situation in a meeting with Empowered Groups, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday directed Central Government should work in close co-ordination with the states to ensure that the poor get the benefits of free food-grain without any issues.
PM Modi chaired the meeting to review the functioning of different empowered groups through video conference.
The Empowered Group on Economic and Welfare measures made a presentation to PM Modi on steps taken such as extension of PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana.
It was discussed that portability enabled due to One Nation One Ration Card initiative has helped to benefit more people, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. Insurance scheme for frontline health workers has been extended for another 6 months.
The Prime Minister also said that steps should be taken to expedite the settlement of pending Insurance claims so that the dependents of the deceased are able to avail benefits on time.
Modi asked the officials to explore how volunteers from civil society can be utilised to lessen the pressure on healthcare sector by invoking them in non-specialised tasks. It was discussed that NGOs could help to establish and maintain lines of communication between the patients, their dependents and health care personnel. Ex Servicemen could be encouraged to handle call centres for communicating with people under home quarantine.
