Private Doctors Who Worked During Pandemic and Died of COVID Eligible Under PM Insurance Scheme — Supreme Court

The article explains that the Supreme Court ruled private doctors who treated patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and later died due to infection are eligible for compensation under the Prime Minister’s insurance scheme, rejecting narrow interpretations that limited coverage only to public healthcare workers. The decision emphasises that frontline contributions and related risks of private medical professionals during national emergencies must be recognised, and that eligibility criteria for benefit schemes must be interpreted to fulfil their humanitarian purpose.