Govt to give life insurance cover up to Rs 35L to FCI officials, labourers: Paswan

NEW DELHI: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday announced a life insurance cover of up to Rs 35 lakh per person to over 1 lakh FCI officials and labourers in case they succumb to coronavirus after six months of performing duty from the day of lockdown on March 24.

State-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) is the Centre’s nodal agency that is engaged in procurement of foodgrains at a minimum support price (MSP) directly from farmers and distributes the same at a subsidised rate to over 81 crore ration card holders in the country. (AGENCIES)