TGSRTC driver who lost leg in accident gets ₹50 lakh insurance benefit
A TGSRTC bus driver received a ₹50 lakh insurance payout after his leg was amputated following a road accident. The compensation was facilitated through a salary account agreement between the transport corporation and Union Bank of India.
Why it matters
It underscores the importance of corporate insurance packages for public sector employees in high-risk roles.
An insurance amount of ₹50 lakh was provided to Md. Madar, a driver at the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) Korutla bus depot in Jagtial district, whose right leg was amputated following a road accident in Siddipet district last October.
TGSRTC vice-chairman and managing director Y. Nagi Reddy handed over a cheque for ₹50 lakh to Madar at Bus Bhavan in Hyderabad on Monday.
The insurance amount was provided under the Super Salary Account package of Union Bank of India, as part of an agreement between the TGSRTC and the bank, according to a TGSRTC press release.
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