₹33.15 lakh assistance extended to family of electrocuted APCOS worker in Mangalagiri-Tadepalli

The Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department has extended financial assistance of ₹33.15 lakh to the family of Vundi Anil Kumar, an APCOS welder who was electrocuted while on duty in the Mangalagiri-Tadepalli Municipal Corporation limits.

Principal Secretary S. Suresh Kumar handed over a cheque for ₹28 lakh towards insurance benefits to the bereaved family on Friday. The assistance included ₹20 lakh under the Personal Accident Insurance scheme and ₹8 lakh towards education support for the deceased employee’s two children.

The Municipal Corporation had earlier provided ₹5 lakh as ex gratia and ₹15,000 towards funeral expenses, taking the total assistance to ₹33.15 lakh.

Mr. Anil Kumar, 51, had been working as an APCOS welder since April 2010 and was posted at Nulakapeta in Tadepalli. He was electrocuted on June 12, 2026, and died. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.