Accident insurance scheme for kids in MCD schools
The MCD proposes to start an accident insurance scheme for children studying in its schools in Delhi and launch several schemes for rehabilitation of slum dwellers in the Capital during the coming year.
Starting off the accident insurance scheme for children studying in MCD schools and launching several new schemes for rehabilitating lakhs of slum dwellers in various areas under its jurisdiction are among some of the proposals included in the modified budget estimates for the years 2005-2006 as well as the estimates for the year 2006-2007 presented to the MCD Standing Committee here today by chairmen of various statutory committees.
Among those who submitted their proposals were chairman of the education committee, Thakur Das, the chairperson of the rural areas and slum and J J committee, Memvati Barnala, chairman of the garden committee Nathu Ram Nagar, chairman of the health committee, Ramesh Pandit and chairperson of the works committee, Shalu Malik.
The budget proposals also include proposals to set up several water harvesting centres and a massive afforestation drive in the Capital to make it more environment-friendly.
Under the proposed accident insurance scheme for school children, included in a presentation by the chairman, education committee, Thakur Das, the MCD will provide Rs 25,000 to the next of kin of a school child in case of his accidental death or permanent disability, Rs 5,000 in case of the child’s hospitalisation with a major injury and Rs 500 in case of a minor injury.
The MCD also proposes to train all its teachers and students in disaster management to ensure the children’s safety in case of earthquake or fire.
In his proposals, chairman, garden committee said the MCD planned to plant 1,75,000 trees alongside the various busy intersections in the capital, as part of its endeavour to keep Delhi pollution-free. The chairperson, works committee, Shalu Malik said the MCD had in its budget proposals earmarked Rs 49.8 crore for preparing a master plan for implementation of the Yamuna action plan phase II by Japan’s Bank for International Cooperation.
Among other proposals submitted were a plan to interlink various villages in the country through roads and setting up of CNG-run crematoriums in the Capital.
In fact, in the coming years, all crematoriums in the city will run on the environment-friendly fuel.
“Crematoriums based on the environment-friendly fuel, CNG, have been set in Delhi. In fact, the first such crematorium at Bela Road has already become operational,” chairman of MCD’s health committee, Mr Ramesh Pandit said in his presentation of the budget estimates for the department before the Standing Committee today.
“Till now, four CNG-run crematoriums have begun operations in Delhi. While two of these are new units, the other two were earlier being run on electricity,” Mr Pandit told the committee.
According to Mr Pandit, crematoriums run on CNG were not only environment-friendly but also cheaper. “In fact, keeping in view the utility of operating crematoriums on CNG, it has been proposed by the MCD to convert all electricity-run crematoriums to CNG,” Mr Pandit added.
Source: The TribuneindiaMore
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