SC: Private Doctors Eligible for ₹50 Lakh COVID Insurance Under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana

• Supreme Court ruled that private doctors are eligible for the 'PM Garib Kalyan Yojana' (PMGKY) insurance.
• Families of doctors who died during COVID-19 duty are entitled to Rs 50 lakh insurance coverage under PMGKY.
• The SC overturned a Bombay High Court decision that had excluded private doctors from the government's insurance scheme.
• Individual claims under PMGKY will be assessed based on evidence, with claimants responsible for proving the death was due to COVID-19 duty.

Why It Matters: Private doctors' families now get 50 lakh PMGKY for COVID-19 deaths.