Fact Check: Central govt giving money to every Municipality for each COVID-19 patient?

A message has been circulating on WhatsApp claiming that Central Government is providing Rs 1.5 lakh to every Municipality for each COVID-19 patient. 

"The Central Government has declared Rs 1.5 lakh per COVID-19 patient to the Municipal Corporations. So, the people are requested to stay vigilant as Corporation and private doctors are declaring even a person with normal fever or a cold or a cough as COVID-19 positive " reads the forward.

Fact check investigation:

The claim is Fake. No such announcement has been made by Government.

Claim: A message circulating on #WhatsApp claims that Central Government is providing Rs 1.5 lakh to every Municipality for each #COVID19 patient. #PIBFactCheck: The claim is #Fake. No such announcement has been made by Government. pic.twitter.com/Ntr137aIUY

— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) August 25, 2020

Is it true??@connectGEETA
This video circulating on what's app & claimed that the municipality/private hospital testing every patient as a covid positive patient to get benefits of 1.5 lakh provided by central govt for every corona positive patient@PIBMumbai@PIBFactCheck
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— प्रकाश मावची Prakash Mavchi پرکاش ماوچی (@Prakash_mavchi) July 21, 2020