Hyderabad, April 22 -- Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy handed over ex gratia cheques worth Rs 5 lakh to the family members of gig workers Lokurthi Naresh, G Shyam Sundar and Ahmed Bin Abdul Khader, who lost their lives while on duty.

The minister extended the financial assistance to the kin of the deceased through the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) at the Secretariat on Wednesday, April 22.

Venkatswamy said that the state government was standing firmly by the gig workers and passed a legislation for the welfare of the gig and platform workers in the Assembly recently, as they required such protection and strong social safety net.

He assured that the state government would stand by every worker in times of distress, and that wh...