Rajnath Singh Launches Life Insurance Scheme For Over 10,000 Cantonment Employees

New Delhi:

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday introduced a lifestyles insurance coverage scheme that can supply a canopy of Rs 5 lakhs every to greater than 10,000 staff running in cantonment spaces throughout India.

“Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana”, a bunch lifestyles insurance coverage scheme throughout the Lifestyles Insurance coverage Company (LIC), used to be introduced by means of Singh throughout a webinar attended by means of presidents, vice-presidents and leader government officials of all 62 cantonment forums, a remark by means of the Ministry of Defence mentioned.

In line with the remark, Mr Singh additionally mentioned there must be no gaps in implementation of centrally subsidized schemes (CSS) like Ayushman Bharat and Pradhana Mantri Awas Yojana within the cantonment spaces.

The brand new scheme will get advantages “greater than 10,000 staff in all 62 cantonment forums within the tournament of any unlucky deadly calamity with an insurance coverage duvet of Rs 5 lakhs every”, it famous.

The scheme will get advantages everlasting and contractual staff, together with docs, paramedics and sanitation workforce, the remark mentioned.

In his speech, Mr Singh mentioned the webinar used to be the most important step in opposition to seamless supply of advantages of more than a few CSS and in making improvements to the full well-being of roughly 21 lakh citizens within the cantonment spaces.

“Mentioning welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat, Pradhana Mantri Awas Yojana, Good Towns Project, mid-day meal scheme for college youngsters and so on, Shri Rajnath Singh mentioned there must be no gaps in implementation of those welfare schemes in cantonment spaces,” the remark mentioned.

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