Delhi CM hands over ₹1 cr cheque to family of sanitation worker who died of COVID-19

The chief minister said his government will provide all possible assistance to the deceased’s family

New Delhi: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal arrives to attend a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, at North Block in New Delhi, Sunday, June 14, 2020. The meeting comes in the wake of increasing number of coronavirus cases in Delhi, where the tally has reached nearly 39,000 cases and the death toll rose to over 1,200. (PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan) (PTI14-06-2020_000033A)

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met the family members of a sanitation worker who recently died of COVID-19, and handed over a cheque of ₹1 crore as an ex-gratia to them.

Talking to reporters during his visit in North Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tilla area, Kejriwal said that sanitation worker Raju contracted the infection when he was on COVID-19 duty and died while serving the people of Delhi.

 

“We are proud of such ‘corona warriors’ who are sacrificing their lives while saving the citizens of Delhi,” he said.

The chief minister said that his government will provide all possible assistance to Raju’s family.