New Delhi, June 20 -- In a major employee welfare initiative, the Northern Railway on Friday provided a Rs one crore insurance payout to the family of a deceased employee, a loco pilot, as part of a special salary package.
This is probably the highest-ever insurance payout in the history of Indian Railways. General Manager (Northern Railways), Ashok Kumar Verma said this special salary package, approved early this year, aims to financially support families of employees who die due to accidents while in service.
The specific case involved the family of Sushil Lal, a loco pilot who passed away in an accident on March 11, 2025.
At a formal gathering here attended by senior railway officials, including members of a few unions, Kumar...