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New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana govt launches Rs 1 crore insurance scheme for electricity workers
HYDERABAD: The state government has launched a new scheme to provide Rs 1 crore insurance cover to electricity department workers. On Monday, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka handed over a Rs 1 crore cheque to the family of Jogun Naresh, who lost his life in an accident while on duty under NPDCL. He also formally handed over an appointment letter to Naresh's wife Ramesh Shrimati, who has been provided a job in the Electricity department on compassionate grounds. Speaking on the occasion, the deputy CM termed it a historic moment that reflects the vision of Indiramma government. 'Awarding such a high-value accident insurance cheque to an electricity worker was made possible only under the leadership of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Indiramma government. No previous government had ever thought of or worked for the welfare of workers in such a significant manner,' he said. 'Providing both accident insurance and a compassionate appointment reflects this government's vision, action and humane approach,' he added. Vikramarka recalled that the accident insurance scheme was first introduced in Singareni and later extended to the employees of the Electricity department. 'Providing `1 crore insurance cover instils a new sense of security among all workers in the electricity department,' he said and urged the electricity employees to serve the people with dedication. He also congratulated NPDCL CMD Varun Reddy for successfully implementing the government's vision.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Telangana launches Rs 1 cr insurance scheme for power staff
Hyderabad: Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday announced the launch of Rs 1 crore accident insurance scheme for electricity department workers, calling it a historic milestone in the country. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now At an event held in Praja Bhavan on Monday, the deputy chief minister handed over a cheque for Rs 1 crore accident insurance to the family of Jogun Naresh, who lost his life in an accident while on duty under NPDCL. He also handed over a compassionate appointment letter to Naresh's wife, Ramesh Shrimati, appointing her to a position in the electricity department. Speaking on the occasion, Bhatti said awarding such a high-value accident insurance cheque to an electricity worker was made possible only under the leadership of chief minister Revanth Reddy and the 'Indiramma govt'. "No previous govt had ever thought or worked for the welfare of workers in such a significant way, and this became possible only after the Congress came into power," Bhatti said. "Providing both accident insurance and a compassionate appointment reflects the govt's vision, action, and humane approach," he further said. He further noted that the accident insurance scheme was first implemented in Singareni and has been now extended to the electricity department. The deputy chief minister said that the accident insurance brings a new sense of security among all workers in the electricity department. He urged the employees to serve the people of the state with dedication.
New Indian Express
26-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana government launches Rs 1 crore insurance scheme for electricity workers
HYDERABAD: Telangana government has launched a Rs one crore insurance scheme for electricity workers. Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday handed over a cheque for Rs one crore to the family of Jogun Naresh, who lost his life in an accident while on duty under NPDCL. He also gave a compassionate appointment letter to Naresh's wife Ramesh Shrimati in the Electricity department. Addressing a gathering later, he stated that awarding such a high-value accident insurance cheque to an electricity worker was made possible only under the leadership of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Indiramma government. He emphasised that no previous government had ever thought or worked for the welfare of workers in such a significant way. He said that this was possible as the Congress came into power in the state. The deputy CM said, providing both accident insurance and a compassionate appointment reflects the government's vision, action, and humane approach. He recalled that the accident insurance scheme was first introduced in Singareni and later extended to the employees of the Electricity department. Providing Rs one crore instill a new sense of security among all workers in the electricity department, Bhatti said. He also congratulated NPDCL CMD Varun Reddy for successfully implementing the government's vision.
