The Union Government has taken immense measures to provide succour to the health-workers who are putting their service 24x7 to cure persons infected with Covid-19. In a recent move, the Union Minister of Finance Smt Nirmala Sithraman has announced a special package for them named Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKB), which includes Insurance scheme for health workers fighting COVID-19 in Government Hospitals and Health Care Centres. This scheme is also meant for Safai karamcharis, ward-boys, nurses, ASHA workers, paramedics, technicians, doctors and specialists and other health workers would be covered by a Special insurance Scheme. Any health professional, who while treating Covid-19 patients, meet with some accident, then he/she would be compensated with an amount of Rs 50 lakh under the scheme. All government health centres, wellness centres and hospitals of Centre as well as States would be covered under this scheme.
To Help the Union Government curb the spread of COVID-19, South Eastern Railway (SER) has come forward to manufacture Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit for protecting the railway doctors, paramedical staff, nurses and health care personnel. This is being manufactured mainly at Kharagpur Workshop and Divisional Unit under Divisional Railway Manager of Kharagpur, SER. The PPE Kits include Face Cover, Eye Shield, NS-95 Mask, Coverall /Gown with Hood, Shoe Cover, Gloves etc. It is to be mentioned that 17 zonal railways under Ministry of Railways are supposed to supply nearly 30,000 such kits.
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