Deceased govt teacher’s kin get financial aid of ₹1 crore

NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday met the family of a government school teacher, who was deployed on Covid-19 management duty and died of the disease in June last year, and offered financial assistance of ₹1 crore, and a government job to the man’s elder son.

“Late Shri Sheoji Mishra was a very hardworking and dedicated teacher in our Delhi government school. He passed away after getting infected while being on Covid-19 duty last year. I can understand the pain and grief of his family.

While we cannot bring him back, I, on behalf of the Delhi government, have provided his family with a monetary support of ₹1 crore. He is survived by his wife and two sons... the Delhi government will provide his elder son with a job. We will also stand beside the family should they need any assistance in future,” Kejriwal said.

In June last year, when the first lockdown was in place, Mishra was deployed at a night shelter and entrusted with the responsibility of screening, arranging beds and providing food to migrant workers. He tested positive for Covid-19 on June 4 and died at a hospital on June 7, said the CM’S office in a press conference.

Under a Delhi government scheme notified in May 2020, families of health workers and frontline workers in the city, who die of Covid-19, are entitled to financial assistance of ₹1 crore from the government.

Earlier this week, Kejriwal also announced ₹50,000 financial assistance for families of individuals who died of Covid-19, and an additional financial assistance of ₹2,500 a month for orphaned children and those who have lost the sole breadwinners in their families. These announcements have to be cleared by the Delhi Cabinet, after which they can be implemented.