NHRC appreciates UP State Power Corporation's enhancement of
relief in electrocution case
New Delhi, 9 August 2004
The NHRC has appreciated the humane response of the UP State Power Corporation in enhancing the benefit for death due to electrocution from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-. The enhancement of relief had been sanctioned to the widow of Mangal Sen who had died of electrocution after coming into contact with a high tension wire. His widow had approached the Commission for relief and in response the UP State Power Corporation had informed the Commission that the widow of the deceased Shri Mangal Sen had been paid Rs. 20,000/- by way of relief. The Commission, however felt that the amount of Rs. 20,000/- towards "compensation" paid by the Corporation to the widow of the deceased is grossly inadequate, keeping in view the fact that the deceased has left behind seven minor children besides his widow and was the sole bread earner of the family. It requested the Chairman, UP State Power Corporation to personally look into the matter and pay adequate compensation, ex-gratia or otherwise, to help the family of the deceased which is stated to be on the verge of starvation.
A report was received recently from the General Manager, UP Power Corporation dated 10.6.2005. It stated that pursuant to the recommendations made by the Commission, the Board of Directors of UP State Power Corporation Ltd. in its meeting, after considering all aspects of the matter, decided to enhance the quantum of relief from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- and the General Manager, Paschimanchal Vidyut Virtan Nigam Ltd., Meerut was directed to make a payment of balance Rs. 30,000/- as relief to the widow of the deceased and send a compliance report to the Commission.
Following this communication, the Executive Engineer, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitharan Nigam Ltd., Meerut has forwarded to the NHRC a copy of letter dated 30 June 2005 addressed to Smt. Biramati, widow of the deceased informing her about the decision of the UP State Power Corporation to enhance the compensation and asking her to collect the cheque for balance Rs. 30,000/- from the Office of the Regional Accountant of the Corporation on production of proof of her identity.
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The NHRC has appreciated the humane response of the UP State Power Corporation in enhancing the benefit for death due to electrocution from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-. The enhancement of relief had been sanctioned to the widow of Mangal Sen who had died of electrocution after coming into contact with a high tension wire. His widow had approached the Commission for relief and in response the UP State Power Corporation had informed the Commission that the widow of the deceased Shri Mangal Sen had been paid Rs. 20,000/- by way of relief. The Commission, however felt that the amount of Rs. 20,000/- towards "compensation" paid by the Corporation to the widow of the deceased is grossly inadequate, keeping in view the fact that the deceased has left behind seven minor children besides his widow and was the sole bread earner of the family. It requested the Chairman, UP State Power Corporation to personally look into the matter and pay adequate compensation, ex-gratia or otherwise, to help the family of the deceased which is stated to be on the verge of starvation.
A report was received recently from the General Manager, UP Power Corporation dated 10.6.2005. It stated that pursuant to the recommendations made by the Commission, the Board of Directors of UP State Power Corporation Ltd. in its meeting, after considering all aspects of the matter, decided to enhance the quantum of relief from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- and the General Manager, Paschimanchal Vidyut Virtan Nigam Ltd., Meerut was directed to make a payment of balance Rs. 30,000/- as relief to the widow of the deceased and send a compliance report to the Commission.
Following this communication, the Executive Engineer, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitharan Nigam Ltd., Meerut has forwarded to the NHRC a copy of letter dated 30 June 2005 addressed to Smt. Biramati, widow of the deceased informing her about the decision of the UP State Power Corporation to enhance the compensation and asking her to collect the cheque for balance Rs. 30,000/- from the Office of the Regional Accountant of the Corporation on production of proof of her identity.
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