The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has decided to extend the benefit of appointment on compassionate grounds to the dependents of thousands of daily wagers and contract workers employed by it.
The decision, taken recently at a meeting of EDMC's House, will benefit dependents of around 35,000 daily wagers, contract workers employed temporarily on class IV posts, said a senior officer of the civic body.
The benefit is already available to eligible dependents of regular employees.
However, since the death of a temporary worker can create a livelihood crisis for the deceased's family, the civic body decided to extend the benefit to their dependents too on humanitarian ground, he said.
