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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 18, Puducherry, dated 26th November 2021)

ORDER

In pursuance of the Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment vide Hon'ble Supreme Court Order, dated 30-06-2021

in W.P.(C) No. 554/2021 and W.P.(C) No. 539/2021, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi issued

simplified guidelines for issuance of Death Certificate/Official document stating the exact cause of death to the

family members of the deceased who died due to COVID-19 vide O.M. No. F.No. C-18018/11/2021-DM Cell,

dated 03-09-2021 of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Disaster Management Cell), Government of India,

New Delhi. Based on the said Hon'ble Supreme Court judgment, the National Disaster Management Authority issued

guidelines for ex gratia to next of the kin of deceased by COVID-19 under section 12(iii) of the Disaster Management

Act, 2005 vide Letter No. 16/11/2021-RR, dated 11-09-2021 of the National Disaster Management Authority,

New Delhi. In pursuance of the aforesaid direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the guidelines issued by

NDMA, the Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi vide the Letter No. 33-04/2020-NDM-I, dated 25-09-2021

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of MHA, Disaster Management Division, New Delhi, has revised the Item-1 of MHA Letter No. 32/7/2014-NDM-I,

dated 8th April, 2015 in respect of the “Gratuitous Relief” by adding a new entry as 1(f) after l(e) in the ‘revised list

of items and norms of assistance’ under State Disaster Response Fund as below:

The MHA's Letter No. 32/7/2014-NDM-I, dated 8th April, 2015 stands modified to the above extent.

The above amendment is republished for information of the general public

ASHOK KUMAR, I.A.S.,

Secretary to Government (Revenue/R&R).

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Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.

1(f)

Ex gratia payment to next of kin of

deceased due to COVID-19.

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` 50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only) per deceased person

including those involved in relief operations or associated

in preparedness activities, subject to the cause of death

being certified as COVID-19, as per guidelines jointly

issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and

Indian Council of Medical Research on 3rd September, 2021.

- Expenditure on this item will be incurred from SDRF only,

in strict compliance with the aforesaid NDMA guidelines,

dated 11th September, 2021.

- This ex gratia assistance will be applicable from the date

of first COVID-19 case reported in the country and will

continue till de-notification of COVID-19 as a disaster or

till further orders, whichever is earlier.