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New Indian Express
04-08-2025
- New Indian Express
Families await dues as Telangana's accident insurance scheme lapses; workers, journalists demand reforms
HYDERABAD: For over three years, the family of cab driver Singapuram Little has been awaiting a Rs 5 lakh compensation under the Telangana government's now-defunct Accident Insurance Scheme. Introduced in 2015 for transport drivers, Home Guards and journalists, the scheme expired on October 8, 2024, leaving more than 13.5 lakh beneficiaries without coverage. Little, 30, from Station Ghanpur in Jangaon district, died in a road accident in 2022. He is survived by his wife and two children. His cousin S Praveen, also a cab driver, said the family has repeatedly approached various departments for the payout, but has received no response. 'The money could have helped with the children's schooling and daily expenses,' he said. Little's case is one of 558 pending claims filed between 2015 and 2024, together amounting to Rs 27.90 crore. Another such case is that of 28-year-old driver Kaveti Praveen, who died in 2023. Jangaon Transport Stand president Prabhakar said delays in disbursing compensation point to poor coordination between the Labour and Transport departments and insurance companies. According to the Labour Department, 1,496 claims were filed over the nine-year period, of which 938 were cleared. Gig workers left out The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU) has also flagged lapses in compensation disbursal for gig workers. Founder-president Shaik Salauddin said three delivery executives who died in the last six months have not received any compensation. One such case is that of Ahmed Bin Abdul Qadar, 27, who died while on duty in January. His brother-in-law Syed Junaid said the family submitted all necessary documents but has yet to hear back from the authorities. 'His son is now three years old, and we are struggling even to pay school fees,' Junaid said.
Powys County Times
30-05-2025
- Politics
- Powys County Times
Starmer and Farage in ‘race to the bottom' on child benefit cap, says Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch has accused the Labour and Reform leaders of asking people to 'fund unlimited child support for others' by scrapping the two-child cap. Writing in the Daily Mail, the Tory leader accused Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage of engaging in a 'race to the bottom' on welfare. She said: 'Apparently, Starmer and Farage now believe in getting taxpayers – many of whom are struggling to raise their own children or choosing not to have them in the first place – to fund unlimited child support for others. 'That's not fair, it's not sustainable and it's not even compassionate. Welfare traps people, builds dependency and it drives up costs for everyone.' Her comments come after Mr Farage announced his party would abolish the cap as part of a series of spending promises including reinstating the winter fuel allowance and changing rules on tax-free allowances for married couples. At the same time, the Prime Minister said his Government was looking at 'all options' to drive down child poverty, but has not committed to getting rid of the cap. Mrs Badenoch said both leaders' comments on the cap showed they were 'content to make promises they can't keep', arguing the Conservatives were 'going to be the party of sound money and fiscal responsibility again'. The cap, introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, prevents Universal Credit claimants from receiving additional benefits for a third or subsequent child born after April 5 2017. Campaigners say the cap exacerbates child poverty and has had a minimal impact on birth rate or family size.
