<p>MLC S L Bhoje Gowda has urged the state government to release compensation of Rs 30 lakh to teacher Padmakshi who succumbed to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-Covid-19-vaccine-bengaluru-karnataka-mumbai-maharashtra-chennai-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-uttar-pradesh-west-bengal-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-health-ministry-Oxford-918155">Covid-19</a> infection. The government should also hand over Rs 4.50 lakh that was paid to a private hospital as an advance for her treatment. </p>.<p>Speaking to mediapersons after visiting family members at Kallabettu, he said Padmakshi was infected with Covid-19 while on duty during the Vidyagama programme. The state government had promised to give Rs 30 lakh compensation for those covid warriors who succumb to the virus. Except for a doctor in Mysuru, the government has not released the compensation to others so far. </p>.<p>The MLC said that the teachers should also be considered as Covid warriors.</p>
<p>MLC S L Bhoje Gowda has urged the state government to release compensation of Rs 30 lakh to teacher Padmakshi who succumbed to <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-Covid-19-vaccine-bengaluru-karnataka-mumbai-maharashtra-chennai-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-uttar-pradesh-west-bengal-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-health-ministry-Oxford-918155">Covid-19</a> infection. The government should also hand over Rs 4.50 lakh that was paid to a private hospital as an advance for her treatment. </p>.<p>Speaking to mediapersons after visiting family members at Kallabettu, he said Padmakshi was infected with Covid-19 while on duty during the Vidyagama programme. The state government had promised to give Rs 30 lakh compensation for those covid warriors who succumb to the virus. Except for a doctor in Mysuru, the government has not released the compensation to others so far. </p>.<p>The MLC said that the teachers should also be considered as Covid warriors.</p>