Rajnath approves insurance scheme for BRO workers

Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal to provide insurance cover to tens of thousands of casual workers employed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to build infrastructure in the country's farthest frontiers.

- Rahul Singh

"This scheme will provide ₹10 lakh as insurance in any kind of death to the family of casual paid labourers," the defence ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The latest welfare measure comes months after the ministry rolled out a new policy in September 2023 for BRO's casual workers to give them dignity in case of death. Singh had then approved the policy for the preservation and transportation of the mortal remains of casual paid labourers to their native place while also raising funeral expenses from ₹1,000 to ₹10,000 for those whose last rites are performed at the worksite.