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Special Ex-gratia Compensation Scheme for FCI Employees

April 14, 2020 By govtstaffnews.in Leave a Comment

Special Ex-gratia Compensation Scheme for FCI Employees

Government approves ex-gratia compensation for more than one lakh FCI employees in case of death due to COVID-19.

As per the announcement, six month period from March 24, 2020, to 23 September 2020 if anybody dies due to COVID-19 infection while on duty with FCI as follows:

  • Regular FCI Labour: 15 lakh
  • Contractual Labour: Rs.10 lakh
  • Category-1 Officers: Rs.35 lakh
  • Category-2: Rs.30 lakh
  • Category -3 & 4 workers: Rs.25 lakh.

The Government has approved the proposal for grant of ex-gratia monetary compensation to 1,08,714 workers and officers of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) including 80,000 labour who are working 24×7 to supply food grains across the country amidst the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic.

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Presently, families of FCI employees are entitled to compensation in the event of death due to terrorist attack, bomb blast, mob attack or natural disaster, but the Regular and Contractual Labour of FCI are not covered under its provisions. Keeping this in view, the Government has decided to provide ex-gratia monetary compensation to all employees and labour of FCI who are working tirelessly despite the threat of infection due to Coronavirus COVID-19.

Under its provisions, during the six month period from March 24, 2020 to 23 September, 2020 if anybody dies due to COVID-19 infection while on duty with FCI, the Regular FCI Labour will get an ex-gratia of Rupees 15 lakh, Contractual Labour will be entitled to Rs.10 lakh, Category-1 Officers Rs.35 lakh, Category-2 – Rs.30 lakh and Category -3 & -4 workers – Rs.25 lakh.

Announcing this, the Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan said the Government is committed to provide all possible security to our Corona-warriors engaged in providing essentials and services to the common man during these times of crisis.

Source: PIB

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