The ministry has asked all the 12 major ports to grant compensation to the dependent members or legal heirs in case a port employee dies due to the novel coronavirus The shipping ministry on Tuesday announced ₹50 lakh compensation for port employees and workers, in case of their death due to covid-19.
The ministry has asked all the 12 major ports to grant compensation to the dependent members or legal heirs in case a port employee dies due to the novel coronavirus.
This will include all port employees, including contractual labourers employed directly by the port. “Monetary Compensation is declared to cover the risk of life due to covid-19 contamination while discharging the port related duty.