Covid: Assam Govt to pay Rs.2.5 lakh to widows

Guwahati: The Assam Government on Sunday announced that it will give Rs 2.5 lakh each to all widows, whose husbands died of Covid-19, if their family income is less than Rs 5 lakh. Under the new 'Chief Minister's Covid-19,Widows Support Scheme', the beneficiaries of 'Orunodoi' and 'Widow Pension' schemes are also eligible for the one-time financial assistance.

“Many precious lives were lost due to #Covid-19,, leaving a number of families in distress. In our sincere effort to provide some relief to women whose husbands died of the disease, Rs  2.5 lakh will be given to such eligible widows



as one time grant,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.

As per the scheme, the beneficiary's husband should have been a Covid-positive patient at the time of the death and it should be certified by the State-Level Covid Death Audit Board. “The beneficiary must belong to a low-income family having an annual income up to Rs 5 lakh,” the scheme details mentioned. It, however, stated that widows of government servants will not be covered under this scheme as they get the family pension as per usual norms.