Maharashtra teachers request education department for Covid-19 insurance
Around 3.5 lakh teachers across Maharashtra were engaged in Covid-related duties between April and August
Teachers’ bodies in Maharashtra have requested the education department to provide insurance cover for the treatment of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after several teachers were found to have contracted SARS-CoV-2, which causes the viral disease.
In a letter addressed to the state education department, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) affiliated teachers’ cell requested the government to include Covid-19 under its insurance cover.
“Teachers and non-teaching staff of aided schools across the state are entitled to an insurance cover for treatments of various ailments. With Covid-19 spreading rapidly and several teachers and school employees being affected by it, it will be helpful if their medical bills can be covered under the insurance,” said Anil Bornare, coordinator, BJP teachers’ cell.
Around 3.5 lakh teachers across Maharashtra were engaged in Covid-related duties between April and August.
“There have been a few cases of teachers not being able to pay their hospital bills because of the prohibitive costs. A provision needs to be in place to help them,” said a teacher from Ahmednagar.
Education department officials said the government is empowered to take policy decisions.
Maharashtra teachers request education department for Covid-19 insurance
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