Indian Oil Corporation has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh if any of the personnel from its distributor team dies due to COVID-19 infection.
“As the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic is applicable to all key personnel of distributors, it has been decided that, as a one-time special measure, in case of their death from COVID-19 infection, an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh will be paid to the spouse of such personnel of the distributor,” according to a circular from Sunil Mathur, the executive director in-charge of LPG distribution and marketing, to his counterparts in all the states.
In case, the spouse is not there, then payment is to be made to the next kin of the deceased, the circular added.
