Name of the organisation : Backward Classes Welfare Department,West Bengal
Type Of Facility : Group Insurance Scheme Under Janashree Bima Yojana
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Group Insurance Scheme Under Janashree Bima Yojana :
An insurance scheme of Life Insurance Corporation of India, viz. “Janashree Bima Yojana” scheme has been introduced in this State for providing insurance coverage to three Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) that is Lodha, Birhors and Totos.
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Under the scheme each beneficiary is provided by Government with a sum of Rs. 500/- as premium per annum for five years.
Also children of the beneficiaries of the insurance scheme are entitled to Rs. 1200/- per year provided; they are studying in Class IX to Class XII.
Features :
The objective of the scheme is to provide life insurance protection to the rural and urban poor persons below poverty line and marginally above the poverty line.
Eligibility :
A person who is
** Aged between 18 and 59 years.
** Below or marginally above poverty line
** A member of any of the approved vocation/occupation groups
Nodal Agency :
State Government Department which is concerned with the welfare of any such vocation/occupation group, a Welfare Fund/ Society, Village Panchayat, NGO, Self-Help Group, etc.
Minimum Membership Size :
Twenty five.