BAITADI, Jan. 16 -- With India being the nearest and one of the most popular destinations for foreign employment for Nepalis, Patan Municipality of Baitadi has begun an initiative to provide free accident insurance for its residents who are working in the southern neighbor.
Although there is provision for compulsory accident insurance for Nepali migrant workers employed in other countries, Nepalis working in India have no such requirement.
With this free insurance, Patan is possibly the first local unit in the country to enforce compulsory and free insurance to Nepali laborers working in India, said Mayor Keshav Bahadur Chand.
"There is no system for compulsory accident insurance coverage for Nepali workers in India. We are putting forwa...