An opening in the Fire place floor, usually placed at the rear, through which ashes are conveyed to the basement or outside.

This is a scheme to provide relief to the retrenched workmen. The sustenance allowance is payable up to 12 months or until he/she secures alternate employment, whichever is earlier. The cover is available for ongoing companies only. The company should not have been closed for continuous period over 30 days during last 12 months. The company should not have immediate plan to go on reengineering and up-gradation at the time of proposing the cover. Employees’ salary (Basic+DA) should not be more than Rs. 10,000 per months and he should be contributing to EPF for at least 12 months at the time of proposing the cover.