BHOPAL: A special group insurance scheme— Vivekanand Samuh Bima Yojna— has been launched in Madhya Pradesh with 100 per cent financial support extended by the State Government to cover the below poverty line (BPL) families in rural and urban areas in case of death or physical disability caused by accident or natural calamity.

Under this scheme, there would be an insurance cover of Rs. 50,000 for death or complete disability caused by some accident or natural calamity. 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.

Briefing media persons about the special insurance cover for the BPL families, the State Principal Secretary Social Justice, Bhagirath Prasad, said that the scheme, launched on January 28, would be implemented in all the 48 districts of Madhya Pradesh. He said that there is a big challenge and all sections of the media would have to play their role in building public awareness regarding this scheme.

Mr. Prasad said that about 46 lakh families would be covered under the Vivekanand Samuh Bima Yojna being implemented with the help of ICICI Lombard, a general insurance company. The age limit of 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.

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