From the States : Madhya Pradesh

BJP government insures BPL families
From Our Correspondent

The BJP government of Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan in Madhya Pradesh on January 28 launched a unique Vivekanand Samooh Bima Yojna — a special group insurance scheme with cent per cent financial support extended by the State Government to cover the families living below the poverty line, both in rural and urban areas, in case of death or physical disability caused by accident or natural disaster.

Under this scheme, there would be an insurance cover of Rs.50,000 for death or complete disability caused by some accident or natural disaster. There would also be an insurance cover of Rs.50,000 for anyone losing both eyes and limbs or one eye and one limb. An insurance cover of Rs.25,000 would be provided if a person loses an eye or a limb. Besides, there would also be an additional insurance cover of Rs.1000 for medical treatment of those affected.

The scheme would be implemented in all the 48 districts of Madhya Pradesh covering about 46 lakh families. The age limit for beneficiaries to be covered was 18 to 65 years and about 2 crore people, on an average 4 persons per family, would be insured under this scheme.

This is one of the most ambitious plans for the overall uplift of the poor and neglected sections of the society in Madhya Pradesh.

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