Covid Impact: From Kids Education To Salary Up To 5 Yrs, Reliance Extends Helps To Family Of Deceased Employees

RIL will provide 100 per cent payment of tuition fee, hostel accommodation, and book fee up to Bachelor’s degree at any institute in India for all children of the deceased employees.

RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani

Mumbai: As the second wave of coronavirus have proved to be deadlier claiming lives of family members, , Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced several measures to help the families affected by the pandemic even as it continues to provide last drawn monthly salary for five years to the nominee of the employees who have succumbed to the disease.

While announcing the measures to employees through a letter, Nita Ambani, said: “Some of us are struggling to cope with the deeply painful loss of our precious colleagues, family members, and loved ones who have succumbed to Covid-19.”

“The company will honour the promise of 'one Reliance family' and will support them. Reliance stands with each one of you in this hour of grief. To all bereaving families of any off-roll workforce member working for the group, who has succumbed to Covid-19." 

What are the measures announced by RIL?

Salary to nominee: RIL has announced that it will continue to provide the last drawn monthly salary for a period of five years to the nominee of the employees who have succumbed to the disease.

Cause of children: RIL will provide 100 per cent payment of tuition fee, hostel accommodation, and book fee up to Bachelor’s degree at any institute in India for all children of the deceased employees.

Hospitalisation cost: Reliance will also bear 100 percent payment of premium for hospitalisation coverage for spouse, parents, and children (till the Bachelor’s degree of the children).

Leave policy: All colleagues impacted by Covid-19 personally, or within the family, can avail of the special Covid-19 leave for the full duration of their recovery, both physically and emotionally. It is to be noted that the leave policy has been extended to ensure all Reliance employees focus on recovering fully or caring for their Covid-19 positive family members.

Benefits for workers: It will offer a payment of Rs 10 lakh to the grieving family members of all off-roll employees who have succumbed to Covid-19, Nita Ambani, chairperson, Reliance Foundation, said on June 2.

A lumpsum payment of Rs 10 lakh directly to the nominee of the deceased to support and care for the grieving family. This contribution will be made through the Reliance Foundation.

In its annual report released on Wednesday, RIL stated that Mukesh Ambani did not draw any salary for the year 2020-21 due to pandemic. However, managing directors and whole-time directors Nikhil R Meswani and Hital R Meswani received total remuneration worth Rs 24 crore.