MRPL contract workers will get ₹5 lakh health insurance cover, says MP
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has agreed to provide ₹5 lakh in health insurance coverage to its contract employees and their families. This decision follows an eight-year advocacy effort by employee unions and local political representatives to improve workplace benefits and safety standards.
Why it matters
This development highlights the ongoing struggle for labor rights and parity between contract and permanent workers in India's industrial sector, particularly regarding safety and health benefits.
MRPL contract workers will get ₹5 lakh health insurance cover, says MP left MP for Dakshina Kannada Capt. Brijesh Chowta chairing a meeting in Mangaluru on Thursday SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/ysa4o6/article71588891.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/MRPL%20Contract%20employees%20meeting.jpeg Supplied photo KARNATAKA MANGALURU 15/10/2026: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta chairing a meeting in Mangaluru on Thursday with officials from MRPL, Dakshina Kannada district officials and MRPL employees representatives regarding issues concerning MRPL contract employees. Photo supplied MANGALURU The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has approved a proposal to provide ₹5 lakh health insurance cover to each contract employees covering his/her family members, said MP for Dakshina Kannada Capt. Brijesh Chowta, on Thursday. The decision was taken at a meeting Capt. Chowta had with officials from the MRPL, district administration, and representatives of the MRPL contract employees’ union, at Praja Souda in Mangaluru. Mangaluru City North MLA Y.
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