NEW DELHI, Jan 13:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to roll out a term insurance scheme for casual paid labourers engaged by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for various infrastructure projects.
Under the scheme, a sum of Rs 10 lakh will be given to the next of kin in case of death of a labourer during project works, according to the Defence Ministry.
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to launch a group (term) insurance scheme for Casual Paid Labourers (CPLs) engaged by Border Roads Organisation/General Reserve Engineer Force for the ongoing project works,” it said in a statement on Saturday.
“This scheme will provide the insured value of Rs 10 lakh as an insurance in any kind of death to CPLs family/next of kin,” it said.
The Ministry said the scheme will serve as a social security and welfare measure to the CPLs working in remote and far-flung areas of the nation. (PTI)
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