Difficult to get relief from the death of Kovid due to paperwork in Hry. Chandigarh News – Times of India

Chandigarh: Compensation Claim covid death Not easy in Haryana, mostly because of the complicated formalities involved. In the light of the decision of the Central Government, Haryana has started the process of disbursement of compensation to the next of kin of the Covid deceased.
Till Monday, 10,054 people have been affected by it. COVID-19, According to the health bulletin, the victims are mostly women and the elderly.
As per the information, the claims have to be applied through Antyodaya Saral Portal and it is mandatory to upload the family identity card, death certificate And the Covid positive report of the deceased.
The relatives of the Kovid deceased say that the first problem before them is the Kovid positivity certificate. Since most of the deaths took place in hospitals, which issued death declaration forms for funerals, which were also conducted by civic bodies, this has emerged as a major challenge.
“Since most of the work is done by death certificate only, we never bothered to maintain medical records such as covid positivity certificate etc. Now it has become a major issue as the hospital authorities have sought time for verification as the files get dumped in the scrap room. Ishwar Singh, a resident of Rohtak, said, ‘The civic body has the same issue.’ Ishwar’s son died of Kovid last year.
There have also been cases of lung infection of covid patients and death in hospital due to lung infection due to covid. However, his test was negative at the time of his body’s release. The relatives of such patients are also finding it difficult to get the Kovid positive certificate on this account.
Most of the deaths in the second wave were due to lung infections and/or black fungus caused by COVID-19 treatment.
The most complicated process is that of applying for compensation with the State Disaster Management Department, the department mandated for the process.
ACS, Health Rajiv Arora assured that the issues related to hospitals would be resolved. “Even though this is the mandate of the disaster management department and the role of health is substantial and equal, we will ensure that the next of kin of the deceased do not face any problem because of the health department document,” Arora said. . ,

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