New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to treat teachers, who are engaged in Covid duties, as "frontline Corona Warriors" in all the States and UTs, at par with other employees.
The ministry has also been directed to ensure that they get insurance and compensation equally at the earliest, and to release the amount of compensation and other service benefits to the deceased teachers at the earliest.
Acting on a petition filed by seasoned human rights activist and lawyer from Supreme Court on civil rights, Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order.