JCB India announces a Covid relief package for its employees
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JCB India announces a Covid relief package for its employees

On June 11, JCB India announced a special Covid relief package for its employees.

Apart from the term insurance policy benefits, JCB India will be supporting the education of the children of deceased employees to the tune of Rs one lakh per child, per year for their schooling and Rs two lakh per child, per year for three years for their graduation. The medical insurance for their families has also been extended to 10 years. For contractual employees, there will be one-time support of Rs three lakh.

During the second Covid-19 wave, between April and May, JCB saw a surge in Covid cases in its factories. And, temporarily paused all manufacturing operations to stop the spread of the virus. Multiple Covid control rooms were set up to monitor Covid-19 positive cases.

The company also extended a Telemedicine facility for all its employees in different parts of the country. Over 7,600 tests were conducted during this phase and in addition to managing Beds, Oxygen and Ambulances, JCB created a Covid relief centre on its factory premises.

April onwards, over 2,000 JCB India employees and their families have been vaccinated at camps held across its Ballabgarh, Pune and Jaipur facilities. It is now ensuring that all its employees in India are vaccinated over the next few weeks.

On June 11, JCB India announced a special Covid relief package for its employees. Apart from the term insurance policy benefits, JCB India will be supporting the education of the children of deceased employees to the tune of Rs one lakh per child, per year for their schooling and Rs two lakh per child, per year for three years for their graduation. The medical insurance for their families has also been extended to 10 years. For contractual employees, there will be one-time support of Rs three lakh. During the second Covid-19 wave, between April and May, JCB saw a surge in Covid cases in its factories. And, temporarily paused all manufacturing operations to stop the spread of the virus. Multiple Covid control rooms were set up to monitor Covid-19 positive cases. The company also extended a Telemedicine facility for all its employees in different parts of the country. Over 7,600 tests were conducted during this phase and in addition to managing Beds, Oxygen and Ambulances, JCB created a Covid relief centre on its factory premises. April onwards, over 2,000 JCB India employees and their families have been vaccinated at camps held across its Ballabgarh, Pune and Jaipur facilities. It is now ensuring that all its employees in India are vaccinated over the next few weeks.

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