This episode is twenty years old. In 1987, I was working as Executive Engineer, Electricity Board of Chaumu Block of Jaipur district. That year a laborer was on duty at 33/11 KV sub-station Rampura. In the evening While changing the fuse of the 11 KV line, he got hit by the current and died. The people of the village at his cremation Along with the engineers, workers and employees of the Electricity Board were present in large numbers.
During the rest time of the cremation, the sarpanch of that village Rampura Dabdi told us that in the family of the deceased, his wife or daughter still used to live on the income of the deceased with his mother and widowed sister. A few months back, thieves broke into the house of the deceased employee and stole his jewelry and a small amount of deposited money. This family does not have any land property and is living in a rented house in the village. In this situation, if the department did not take care of him, this widowed woman will be able to take care of herself and her dependent family only by begging on the road. When we were returning to our place of residence after the cremation, everyone expressed their desire that this widow woman should be completely helped.
For this, first a plot was bought through the sarpanch of the village near the village’s square, for which all the engineers, Employees and labors got some amount deducted from their salary and then the same was used to get the house constructed, all the workers would do service here on every Sunday in turn and finally they provided room, kitchen, bathroom, boundary and electricity and water connection. After that the widow woman was handed over the lease of the house by holding a public function. At that time about Rs.90,000/- was given for electrical accident compensation and after that the then President Rajasthan State Electricity Board, Jaipur provided the job of class IV employee to that widow. Now this widow is living with her family in the same village Rampura Dabri with the former financial support. In the present situation, that widow has married her two daughters and sent them to their respective in-laws and is providing higher education to the only son in IIT, Delhi and is serving in the Electricity Board, Jaipur.
This topic will be a guide for those government officers/industrialists who wish to help their subordinate employees in their sad/difficult situation.
-Er. Tarachand
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