Supreme Court directs Maharashtra Govt. to pay COVID death compensation to all applicants within 10 days

Written By Sharon Mathew

A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna noted that out of a total of 85000 applications that have been received, approximately only 1658 claims have been allowed and payments made till 9 Dec. The Supreme Court therefore passed the following directions-

  • The State of Maharashtra to make payment of ex gratia of Rs.50,000 to all applicants who've submitted applications as on today within 10 days including approval & actual payment

  • States to ensure that wide publicity about the ex gratia compensation scheme is given through advertisements in newspapers, more particularly in the vernacular language newspapers and the local channels by giving the full particulars with respect to the online address on which the victim can make application online.

Sharon Mathew
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