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With an increase in the number of deaths during the second COVID wave, Rishabh Parakh, a Pune-based CA started helping a number of families sort out their financial and legal paperwork, enabling them to make insurance claims of the deceased.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has directed that every health cover policy purchased after April 1, 2019, will have to follow these guidelines.
"People are genuinely interested in taking up initiatives. If the corporation gives rewards to them for having a green home, they are sure to get involved on a much larger scale."