Virendra Pandit
New Delhi: That is why the Tatas are matchless, and the trust they have earned from the Indian masses since the mid-19th century is unprecedented.
For, Tata Steel has announced social security schemes for the family members of employees affected by Covid-19. If an employee dies of Covid-19, his or her family would receive their last-drawn salary until the time the employee would have turned 60.
“Tata Steel’s best-in-class social security schemes will help ensure an honorable standard of living for their families, whereby the family will get the last drawn salary till 60 years of age of the deceased employee/nominee,” the company said in a statement released on social media.
They will also be able to avail of medical benefits and housing facilities, the statement added.
In addition to this, if a frontline employee gets infected while on the job and dies, the company will bear all the expenses of their children’s education till they graduate.
“Tata Steel has taken the path of #AgilityWithCare by extending social security schemes to the family members of the employees affected by #Covid-19. While we do our bit, we urge everyone to help others around them in any capacity possible to get through these tough times,” the Jamshedpur-based company said on Twitter while announcing the schemes.
The announcement has earned the company much praise and appreciation on social media, which was flooded with encomiums for the nation’s premier philanthropic business house.
The Twitterati also reacted paying huge respect to the Tatas, and Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of the Group.