Can't give Rs 4 lakh to kin of those died of Covid under Disaster Management Act: Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that Rs 4 lakh compensation cannot be paid to all those who died due to Covid-19 as it would exhaust the disaster relief funds.

The Centre’s affidavit came in response to a PIL seeking "minimum standards of relief" and ex-gratia payment to Covid-19 deceased.

The Centre has said that compensation of Rs 4 lakh cannot be paid to victims of Covid-19 as the disaster management law mandating compensation applies only to natural disasters like earthquake, floods etc.