The Ministry of Shipping on Tuesday announced Rs 50 lakh compensation for kin of port employees and workers who lose their lives to COVID-19. The official Twitter handle of Ministry of Shipping confirmed the news through a tweet. "Ministry declared ₹50 lakh monetary compensation to the Major Port employees, workers and all contractual labourers in case of loss of life due to #COVID19 contamination while discharging the Port related duty."#IndiaFightsCorona
Earlier in the day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India rose to 29,435. There have been 62 deaths and 1543 new cases in the last 24 hours, which is the sharpest ever increase in death cases in India. Of the total cases, 21,632 are active cases while 6868 individuals have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. The Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday held discussions with seafarers unions and Shipping Line Co via video conferencing and asked ship liners to provide the details of stranded Indian seafarers in international waters and abroad.