The payment shall be disbursed through Aadhar linked Direct Benefit Transfer procedure. In case of any grievances with regards to certification of deaths, the District Grievances Redressal Committee (DGRC), Bishnupur shall verify the documents.
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The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ranjan Yumnam who is also the Chairman (DDMA) has issued a notice on the norms for ex-gratia assistance to the next of kin of the deceased by COVID-19.
According to the notice, an ex-gratia assistance of Rs.50,000/- shall be provided to the next of kin of the deceased due to COVID-19 subject to cause of death being certified as COVID-19 death.
The ex-gratia assistance shall be provided by the District from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)/District Administration, Bishnupur would disburse the ex-gratia assistance to the next of kin of the deceased person.
The concerned families would submit their claims through an application form/claim form issued by the State Disaster Management Authority along with specified documents. These application forms can be had from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner/Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Bishnupur on all working days with effect from December 22, 2021 (Wednesday).
All applications/claims for the Ex-gratia assistance to the next of kin of the deceased person by COVID-19 shall be submitted at the Office of the concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrates and the Sub-Divisional Magistrates after duly verifying the documents shall submit a detailed report along with the documents to the Office of the District Magistrate for release of the ex- gratia assistance in accordance with the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs issued vide letter No.33-4/2020-NDM-I dated September 25, 2021.
The payment shall be disbursed through Aadhar linked Direct Benefit Transfer procedure. In case of any grievances with regards to certification of deaths, the District Grievances Redressal Committee (DGRC), Bishnupur shall verify the documents.
It may be mentioned that the DC issued the notice in pursuance of the letter No.1/27/R&DM(Covid-19)/2020 dated No.10/151/cOVID-19/2021-DCB: 17/12/2021 of the Director, Relief & Disaster Management, Manipur and Notification No.20/5/2021-R&DM(Court Case) dated 16/12/2021 of the Secretariat, Relief & Disaster Management, Government of Manipur.