Oil minister Sri M. Veerappa Moily has approved an accident
insurance scheme for public transport drivers of buses, autos and taxis running
on CNG in Delhi and its suburbs- Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad. The scheme
is expected to benefit more than 3 lac families.
According to the sources in Delhi government, the scheme named - IGL Suraksha
Yojana, would be launched by this week and implemented through Indraprastha Gas
Limited.
Earlier this month, Delhi’s Transport Minister Sri Ramakant Goswami had said, “The drivers are the backbone of public transport sector. The drivers are generally the sole bread-winners of their families and keeping this in mind, it has been decided to launch an accident insurance scheme for them.”
Earlier this month, Delhi’s Transport Minister Sri Ramakant Goswami had said, “The drivers are the backbone of public transport sector. The drivers are generally the sole bread-winners of their families and keeping this in mind, it has been decided to launch an accident insurance scheme for them.”
Under the scheme, the nominee of a driver will get a death benefit of Rs 1, 50,000 if a driver dies while driving a public transport vehicle. An amount of Rs 25,000 towards children’s education allowance per child (maximum for 2 children) would also be given under the scheme. And, in case of an accident requiring treatment for injury or frature, a lump sum amount of Rs 10,000 will be given to the driver.
Source: http://www.insuringindia.com/
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