In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government over the Supreme Court’s decision to give compensation to the families of Kovid-19 victims to the Center, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the ruling government has now got a chance to rectify it. mistake.
Gandhi welcomed the apex court’s decision and said it was an important step in the right direction.
“SC has given Modi government an opportunity to rectify the mistake. At least now the government should give relief to the victims by fixing the right amount of compensation. This is an important step in the right direction,” he tweeted in Hindi.
Earlier in the day, the apex court, while delivering its verdict in this regard, said that the central government should decide the amount which is to be paid as ex-gratia.
The top court also directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to ascertain within six weeks the ex-gratia that can be paid to the family members of those who succumbed to the COVID-19 infection. broke.
The NDMA was also directed to issue guidelines for proper death certificates, which specify COVID-19 as the cause of death.
The order of a three-judge apex court bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan came in response to a petition seeking an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of those who died of the virus.
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