Date:23/09/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/09/23/stories/2005092302561900.htm

Back Insurance for poll staff

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: National Insurance Company will provide cover to staff on duty in the sensitive Kannur district as local bodies in the State go to polls from Friday.

The cover will be invoked in the event of an accident that results in permanent total disablement or death while on duty.

At a function here on Thursday, the State Election Commissioner, Mr N. Mohandas, handed over a cheque of Rs 1,64,220 to Mr M. P. Ramkumar, Senior Divisional Manager, National Insurance, towards payment of premium.