Centre extends Rs 50 lakh Covid insurance cover to anganwari workers

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 5

The government on Tuesday expanded the scope of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to cover Anganwari workers (AWWs) and Anganwari helpers with Rs 50 lakh insurance cover each in case they have succumbed to Covid in the line of duty.

The Women and Child Development Ministry’s proposal in this regard—to bring health workers and frontline anganwari workers on par in respect of Covid suress—has been accepted by the government and Ministry of Finance.

So far, such insurance was available only for health workers on Covid duties.

Now AWWs and helpers who died while performing any range of Covid related duties from community and fever surveillance to vaccination or care of Covid infected pregnant will get the insurance cover.

India has 13,29,000 AWWs and 12,79,000 anganwari helpers.