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Naidu Unveils ₹1 Crore Insurance for Regular Municipal Workers, ₹20 Lakh for Outsourced Staff

Key details on funding, eligibility, rollout remain undisclosed.

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Overview

  • Announcing the measures on August 23 in Peddapuram, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu made the declaration during a SwarnAndhra–SwachhAndhra event.
  • Regular municipal employees will receive ₹1 crore in life and permanent-disability coverage, with outsourced workers covered up to ₹20 lakh.
  • Education support of up to ₹8 lakh was announced for the children of permanent municipal workers.
  • The government did not outline the implementing agency, start date, funding mechanism, or claims process for the new benefits.
  • Naidu also highlighted a target to remove 85 lakh tonnes of garbage by October 2 and announced plans for a ₹330 crore waste-to-energy plant producing 15 MW in Peddapuram.