NEW DELHI : New Delhi: The families of less than half the medical practitioners who lost their lives while they were involved in providing care for covid-19 patients have been able to avail of the benefits of the government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP), the Indian Medical Association (IMA) alleged on Monday.The IMA has said that due to the stringent norms and continued administrative apathy, the families of only 287 out of the 756 doctors (modern medicine) who have died serving covid patients, have received benefits of PMGKP.
The scheme, announced in March 2020, has been extended thrice—the latest till 24 April 2021.“Indeed, there is an apparent delay from the families in seeking help as most are shattered and entangled in.