Says, Cabinet Sub-Committee Has Also Written to Union Government Recommending Increase in Salary
Holds Meeting With Mid-Day Meal Cooks Union, Addresses Concerns
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 28-
Punjab cabinet Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday announced today that the Punjab Mid Day Meal Society has signed an agreement with Canara Bank, under which mid-day meal cooks and helpers will be insured free of cost. Finance Minister Cheema revealed that the cabinet sub-committee has also written a demi-official letter to the Union Government, recommending an increase in the salary of mid-day meal cooks from Rs 600 to Rs 2000.
During a meeting with the Mid-day Meal Cooks Union Punjab (BMS) at his office, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema assured the union leaders that all mid-day meal cooks and helpers who open a zero balance account in Canara Bank will be covered under this insurance scheme. The plan includes insurance coverage of Rs 16 lakh in case of accidental death, Rs 1 lakh in case of natural death, and Rs 2 lakh in case of the death of a spouse in an accident.