(PTI)
Railways has requested its employees and contractual staffers to avail benefits under the government’s flagship insurance schemes, saying they were of national importance. In a letter dated August 2, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani asked the zonal general managers to encourage their employees as well as the contractual staffers to avail the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) and the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojana (PMJJBY).
“As these schemes are of national importance, we should encourage our employees and also contractual workers to join the schemes and avail benefits,” Lohani said, adding a nodal officer each has been nominated for this purpose. In the letter, he said that the zones should “strive to ensure maximum possible coverage” of on-board housekeeping staff, cleaning, catering and other labour intensive contracts under the above schemes.
