Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana
(a) whether it is a fact that the Department of Posts propose to build on its life insurance offerings that would be spun off as a separate unit;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that the Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana currently covers 1,244 villages and Government plans to expand it to 10,000 villages by March, 2020; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
To know the answer of above questions reg. Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana please see below the full text of Rajyasabha unstarred Question No.1932.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1932
ANSWERED ON-05.12.2019
Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana
1932 . Shri R. Vaithilingam
(a) whether it is a fact that the Department of Posts propose to build on its life insurance offerings that would be spun off as a separate unit;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that the Sampoorna Bima Gram Yojana currently covers 1,244 villages and Government plans to expand it to 10,000 villages by March, 2020; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS, LAW & JUSTICE AND
ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. A proposal for setting up of a separate Postal Life Insurance (PLI) Strategic Business Unit (SBU) in the form of a corporate entity is under consideration.
(c) & (d) Under Bima Gram Yojana, Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) coverage is provided to the people in the villages. Coverage of villages under Bima Gram Yojana is an ongoing process. Till October 2019, a total of 8,362 villages have been covered under Bima Gram Yojana.
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Source: Rajyasabha