After announcing special payments to its staff working in bank branches during 21-day shutdown to battle coronavirus, State Bank of India (SBI) has made modifications to the Scheme-I to cover employees affected on account of Covid-19 infection.
Bank employees in the event of death/ disability/ serious injury while on duty are covered under the Scheme-I for payment of compensation.
In a circular SBI announced, " Keeping into view the special circumstances of outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, it has been decided to extend the provisions of the captioned scheme to cover employees affected on account of Covid-19 disease.