West Bengal CM announces insurance scheme for migrant workers
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged migrant workers from West Bengal working in other states to return home and start their Read more
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Health cover increased to Rs. 25 lakh
Health cover increased to Rs. 25 lakh Looking at the popularity of the free universal health care scheme in the Read more
Centre extends insurance scheme for health workers
The Central government’s insurance scheme for health workers fighting Covid-19 has been extended for another period of 180 days. “The Read more
Centre looks to boost export credit disbursal through Rs 8,000 crore insurance scheme
The Central Government is considering a special scheme for exporters under which a premium subsidy of up to Rs Read more
LIC launches two new ULIPs, opens two new offices in Puducherry
LIC has launched two new unit-linked plans, Nivesh Plus and SIIP while opening two new offices in Puducherry. Chief Minister Read more
World Bank interested in expanding satellite-based flood insurance scheme across eastern India
After the success of the pilot project on Index-Based Flood Insurance (IBFI) for farmers in Bihar, the World Bank has Read more
Farmers welcome inclusive insurance scheme
Among the measures announced by the State government in the Rs.69.88 crore package to save samba crop in the Cauvery delta districts, farmers have widely welcomed the insurance cover to be provided by the government by paying the entire premium so that a farmer can get Rs. 8,962 per acre in case of crop loss. Read more
Insurance scheme for poor yet to take off in Arunachal Pradesh
Three years after it was introduced by the Union Government, the Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana (RSBY) is yet to be implemented in Arunachal Pradesh, because a memorandum of agreement has not been signed between the State and the insurance company. Read more
Public hospitals share of claims up in insurance scheme
Government hospitals are being actively wooed under the new Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Insurance Scheme, launched in January this year. As a result, there has been a quantum increase in the State’s share of the total amount claimed. Read more