National Disaster Management Authority

The National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health, Government of India, have been asked to submit reports with respect to the adverse impact of farmers agitation on various aspects and observance of COVID Protocols at the protests sites;

Supreme Court on Friday heard a plea relating to Union of India’s compliance with Court’s directions for framing of guidelines for issuance of death certificates & steps taken on recommendations made by Finance Commission for the ex gratia assistance to family members of people who succumbed to Covid-19.

The Supreme Court has granted another 4 weeks' time for the Centre to comply with the judgment and frame guidelines in the plea seeking ex-gratia assistance to the families of people who died due to Covid-19.

Centre seeks more time from Supreme Court to NDMA for framing of guidelines for compensation to COVID-19 dead

While observing that the centre could not stay away from paying the amount to the kin of Covid-19 patients who died, the Court asked NDMA to frame guidelines in this regard while abstaining from specifying the compensation.

The plea in Supreme Court states that a majority of patients with mucormycosis, or black, yellow & white fungus, etc are those who have recovered from COVID 19, and ex-gratia compensation under the Disaster management act may be extended.

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has been directed to determine within six weeks the ex-gratia amount that can be paid to each Covid victim. The Supreme Court has said that NDMA has been failed to discharge its statutory duty.

Amphan has already forced evacuation of around 4.5 lakh people, including 1.20 lakh people from Odisha and 3.30 lakh people. The Government along with the National Disaster Management Authority has been making preparations to deal with the cyclone.