2 crore workers to come under ambit of Chandranna Bheema scheme

Rajamahendravaram: Insurance is going to be provided to about two crore workers from unorganized sector in Andhra Pradesh under Chandranna Bheema Scheme, said State labour commissioner D Vara Prasad. He spoke to the media after a review meeting with the officers of the labour departments of coastal districts in Rajamahendravaram on Wednesday.

Vara Prasad said there were an estimated two crore labourers in the unorganized sector in the State and that 62 lakh workers have been enrolled in a survey conducted by the State government.

Under Chandranna Bheema scheme (CBS), he explained that the family of the deceased will get an insurance amount of Rs 5 crore for accidental death. Rs 5 lakh for permanent disability, Rs 3.62 lakh for partial disability and Rs 30,000 for natural death, will be given under the scheme, he said.

He maintained that the children of labourers studying in classes 9, 10 and Intermediate will get a scholarship of Rs 1,200 per annum. He explained that workers involved in mud work, brick making, sand quarry, road construction works, bore wells and mason will be termed as building construction workers along with workers who have worked for 50 days in NREGS scheme.

Premium to the tune of Rs 134 crore will be borne by the State government on behalf of the workers and the workers will have to bear only Rs 15 towards service charges, said Vara Prasad.He added that a centralised online system has been introduced in the labour department in the State which is unprecedented in the nation.

A special format has been designed on the website of the department to conduct departmental inspections, said the labour commissioner. Joint Commissioner of labour B Ajay, additional commissioner Y Suryaprakash Rao and deputy commissioner of labour Y Krishna Reddy were present on the occasion.