Uttarakhand: After the accidental death of three personnel serving through UPNL, CM Dhami distributed cheques of Rs 50 lakh each to the dependents.
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Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presented cheques of ₹50 lakh each to the dependents of three UPNL employees who died in accidents at the Secretariat on Friday. Brijesh Kumar, posted at the Vidyut Vitran Kshetra, Jaspur, died in a road accident in January 2025, Tasleem, posted at Bridkul, Dehradun, died in November 2024, and Sanjeev Kumar, posted at the Vidyut Vitran Kshetra, Haridwar, died in a road accident in February 2025.
On the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, an MoU has been signed between the state government and banks to provide various benefits and insurance benefits under the Corporate Salary Package to government, semi-government, and UPNL employees in Uttarakhand. Under this important initiative of the state government, assistance is being provided to the families of employees who die in accidents. The Chief Minister also expressed his gratitude to Punjab National Bank for providing this facility to UPNL employees.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that while no amount of financial assistance can compensate for the loss of human life, it does help provide financial support to their families during difficult times. The government strives to provide employees with a safe and respectful work environment, as well as every possible comfort to their families during difficult times. He added that insurance and other protections are being provided to employees under the Corporate Salary Package. The Chief Minister stated that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state government is implementing numerous innovations and taking numerous decisions in the interest of employees.
Present on the occasion were Principal Secretary R.K. Sudhanshu, Secretary Deependra Chaudhary, Additional Secretary Manmohan Mainali, Major General Shammi Sabharwal (Retd.), MD UPNL J.N.S. Bisht, Punjab National Bank Zonal Head Anupam, Deputy General Manager Abhinandan, and AGM Ajit Kumar Upadhyay.
