Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to treat teachers, who are engaged in Covid duties, as “frontline Corona Warriors” in all the States and UTs, at par with other employees.
The ministry has also been directed to ensure that they get insurance and compensation equally at the earliest, and to release the amount of compensation and other service benefits to the deceased teachers at the earliest.
Acting on a petition filed by seasoned human rights activist and lawyer from Supreme Court on civil rights, Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order.
Citing certain examples across India, Tripathy contended that, the next of kin of Simanchal Satpathy, a deceased teacher from Ganjam district of Odisha, who died in the line of duty on 3rd July 2020, has not been paid any amount even after ten months of his death.
