Discom's insurance scheme to help slum dwellers

The company, which supplies power in North Delhi, gave a cheque of Rs 1 Lakh to Kuresh Khatoon, wife of Md Nadeem of Shalimar Bagh who died in a motor accident recently.

The Tata Power-backed company offers the scheme free of cost to slum dwellers who take metered electricity connection.

The scheme covers over 1,62,000 consumers in close to 220 slum clusters in the company's distribution network.

"The insurance scheme not only provides a much needed cushion against unforeseen eventualities and protects the families of our metered consumers but we also hope that it will encourage others also to opt for valid electricity connection and avail its benefits," said a spokesperson of the company.