Rural people to get affordable life insurance services, says Union Minister Manoj Sinha
Talking to media after launching the schemes, the Minister said that all villages under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana will be brought under its ambit.
The Minister said that under the Sampoorna Bima Gram (SBG) Yojana, at least one village (having a minimum of 100 households) will be identified in each of the revenue districts of the country, wherein endeavour will be made to cover all households of that identified village with a minimum of one RPLI (Rural Postal Life Insurance) policy each.
Coverage of all households in the identified Sampoorna Bima Gram village is the primary objective of this scheme, the minister said.
The minister said that under the scheme to expand the clientele base of PLI, it has been decided that benefits of PLI will no more be confined to Government and semi-Government employees but will also be available to professionals such as Doctors, Engineers, Management Consultants, Charted Accountants, Architects, Lawyers, Bankers etc. and to employees of listed companies of NSE (National Stock Exchange) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange).
The decision has been taken to enlarge the cover of social security and bring maximum number of people under the protection of Postal Life Insurance (PLI).
He said that the postal policies have low premium and high bonus, unlike the private ones.
The Minister added that the Government is committed to the cause of complete wellbeing of citizens of this country.
Expansion of clientele base of Postal Life Insurance and ensuring coverage of Rural Postal Life Insurance to all households of Sampoorna Bima Gram villages in each district of the country is a step in that direction.
These two major initiatives being undertaken by Department of Posts will serve as an instrument of securing lives of people as well as enhancing financial inclusion, the minister said.
Postal Life Insurance, introduced in 1884, is one of the oldest life insurance schemes for benefit of Government and semi-Government employees.
Rural Postal Life Insurance, introduced on March 24, 1995 on recommendations of Malhotra Committee, provides insurance cover to people residing in rural areas, especially weaker sections and women living in rural areas.
Low premium and high bonus is the unique feature of PLI and RPLI schemes.
As on March 31, 2017, there were 46.8 lakh PLI and 146.8 lakh RPLI policies across the country.
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