Future Generali India Insurance aims for 1% workforce representation by specially-abled persons by December 2024

Future Generali India Insurance is expecting specially-abled persons (Persons with Disabilities or PwD) to account for nearly one per cent of its total workforce, which is estimated at close to 4,000 employees, by December 2024.

According to Anup Rau, MD & CEO, Future Generali India Insurance, specially-abled persons currently account for close to 0.6-0.7 per cent of company’s total workforce and the numbers have been on a steady rise backed by the company’s firm intent and policies to promote the inclusion of people from various communities.

“From around seven employees at the end of December 2022, we now have on board 27 specially-abled persons across various functions and we are hoping to close this calendar year at around 40 employees.” Rau said at the Pride Month 2024 celebrations organised by FGII at the Royal Opera House recently.

As per Census 2011, PwD account for close to 2.21 per cent (2.68 crore) of the country’s total population of around 121 crore. Only a little over one-third (36 per cent) of the total disabled persons are currently employed across India. Of them, nearly 47 per cent are male while only 23 per cent comprise of females who are disabled, according to the data put out by the Office of Chief of Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities.

It is to be noted that though there is no clear mandate for private companies, the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, states that all public sector companies are required to reserve 4 per cent of all jobs for disabled people.

Besides the PwD, the company has also taken several steps to support the employment of the LGBTQIA+ community, who account for nearly 10 per cent of the country’s total population.

“We have brought about change from within by relooking at our hiring policies, by addressing unconscious bias and by conducting numerous awareness sessions throughout the year.” Rau added.