MUMBAI: MSEDCL chairman and managing director Vijay Singhal on Tuesday declared fiscal and medical help to workers infected by Covid-19. The country power supply utility has approximately 54,000 workers who will profit. “They’re working 24×7 and endangering lives by offering uninterrupted distribution to customers be it residential, industrial or agriculture — through that hazardous moment tide of Corona pandemic. Several have increased electric sticks amid gusty wind and heavy rains throughout the most recent cyclone,” he explained, including”The workers who get infected with the virus may currently get paid leave to the time he’s undertaking therapy or will be in isolation. Additionally, all workers in Class III and Class IV is going to receive Rs 1000 for buying sanitizer kits,” Singhal said. On Tuesday, a senior officer, who had been included in cyclone-affected regions in Kalyan/Vasai for electricity recovery, was discovered Covid positive. A circular was issued Tuesday for providing financial and medical protection to staffers. It said:”The workers that are taking therapy at the hospital is going to be provided Rs 50, 000 advance and also the workers those that are in home/institutional quarantine will have Rs 25,000 progress. The households of workers who lost their lives because of Covid-19 will get Rs 30 lakh ex-gratia along with Rs. 20 lakh insurance, that can be a complete Rs 50 lakh disbursement.” “This is useful to all regular employees such as trainees, as well as the outsourced staffers and safety guards,” a spokesperson in MSEDCL added.
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