Compensation

The Supreme Court has rejected the PIL on September 8 suggesting door-to-door vaccination across the country. "Given the diverse Covid situations and administrative complexities in the country, door to door vaccination is not feasible, especially when vaccination is proceeding extremely well," Court said. However, the apex court also rejected the other PIL demanding compensation for medical negligence to the kin of every Covid death case.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced a magisterial probe to examine the death and alleged gang rape of a nine-year-old girl in Delhi. He also announced a compensation of Rs 10 Lakh to the family of the deceased. The girl was found dead and cremated by her mother at a crematorium near her house on August 1. The police have arrested four people including priest Radhey Shyam.

Google has disclosed a new Work Location tool that helps employees calculate their pay, how their salary will be adjusted based on their location, and benefits for remote workers. A Google spokesperson said, “With Google’s new hybrid workplace more employees are considering where they live and how they work.” This step encourages Google CEO Sundar Pichai's call for more flexibility in workspaces regarding changes in work location and remote… read-more

In a response to a plea of paying Rs 4 lakh as compensation to all families with a deceased member, the Ministry of Home Affairs told Supreme Court that "Government resources have limits". Furthermore it stated that, paying lakhs to each of the families would deplete the disaster relief fund and do more harm than good. "It will affect the pandemic response on other aspects," said the Ministry.

Newly-sworn Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has announced an assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the families of 43 deceased frontline workers who fell victims to COVID-19. Additionally, the cabinet, on May 12, announced cash incentives of Rs 30,000 for doctors and nurses, Rs 20,000 for trainee doctors and PG doctors. Other workers, like those operating ambulance and CT scans, will get cash assistance of Rs 15,000 for April-June.