West Bengal on Wednesday announced State government jobs to dependants of frontline workers dying of COVID-19. The move is intended to boost the morale of the personnel involved in fighting the pandemic, considering that the mortality rate among them is climbing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe State government has already implemented a string of measures to stand besides these frontline workers; it is bearing the entire cost of treatment and in the event of the unfortunate demise of the COVID warrior, the family is being assisted by a grant of \u20b910 lakh. Now, to save the [dependants] of these warriors from financial distress, [we] have decided to provide them employment,\u201d a notification issued on Wednesday said.<\/p>\n
The West Bengal Special Compassionate Appointment [to the dependant of COVID warrior who has died or been permanently incapacitated due to COVID-19] Scheme, 2020 will come into retrospective effect from April 1 and will cover the dependants of those working or associated with the State government, including contractual workers.<\/p>\n
Those applying for jobs will be eligible for appointment only in Group C or Group D, subject to vacancy, but the notification also said: \u201cIn exceptional circumstances, the department concerned, with the concurrence of the Finance department, may consider appointment in other categories in consideration of higher qualification and eligibility.\u201d <\/p>\n
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Eligible candidates will have three months to apply for a job, and if there\u2019s a vacancy, an appointment letter will be issued within 30 working days.<\/p>\n
The number of infections has been steadily rising with the State now recording close to 3,000 cases a day. The number crossed the one-lakh mark on Tuesday, when the active cases stood at 25,846.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n