Kin of Deceased Workers To Get Rs 1.72 Crore Compensation: AP Government
A three-member committee has been constituted to investigate the accident. It would examine whether safety protocols were followed and safety audits were conducted.
Vishakhapatnam: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that the families of regular employees killed in the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (Vizag Steel Plant) accident will receive a compensation of Rs 1.72 crore each, while those of the contract staff would be paid Rs 45.75 lakh each.
A severe explosion at the Steel Melt Shop-1 of the plant during casting operations involving molten steel on Monday evening killed eight workers and injured six. The blast triggered a fire.
The government said one member from each bereaved family would be provided employment, while workers who sustained severe injuries would receive a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each. The RINL would bear the entire cost of treatment for the injured workers.
The government also promised that the education of the children of steel plant employees would continue uninterrupted and the same benefit would also be extended to the children of the deceased workers.
Besides this, the kin of the deceased would be allowed to stay in the steel plant quarters until the date on which the deceased employee would have attained superannuation. Family members now residing outside the township would also be permitted to stay in the steel plant quarters if they wished.
A three-member committee has been constituted to investigate the accident. It would examine whether safety protocols were followed and safety audits were conducted.
“The CMD, directors and officials have been on the ground since the morning, coordinating relief measures and visiting hospitals. At this stage, the priority is assisting the injured and supporting the affected families,” the official said.
AITUC leader Adinarayana alleged that “zero maintenance work was undertaken in the plant in the past one year and sub-standard raw material was being procured over the past two years.”
Adinarayana said though “13 workers died” in 2025 and complaints were raised over these deaths, no action came from the RINL management. “Non-inspection or non-testing of total raw material, which is being directly fed into the blast furnace, is leading to the destruction of equipment,” he said, claiming that low-carbon raw material led to Monday's disaster. He sought a judicial inquiry into the incident...