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Telangana to offer Rs 5 lakh life insurance to every family’s breadwinner
Telangana to offer Rs 5 lakh life insurance to every family’s breadwinner
The Story in Brief
Telangana will start registrations on 19 November a universal life insurance scheme that provides Rs 5 lakh cover for one breadwinner in every family on 19 November, deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka announced. The Indiramma family life insurance scheme is the first such universal cover in the country, Bhatti said, and will be launched on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The scheme targets all families regardless of caste, religion, or income.
Unlike earlier programmes confined to certain groups, this initiative covers every household in the state, Bhatti said. Families with more than one earning member can choose who is insured and nominate one or more beneficiaries to share the payout in specified proportions. Officials were instructed to record nominee details with care, read the information aloud, obtain consent, and collect signatures. Awareness campaigns will include village announcements on 17 and 18 November.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Telangana families now have a concrete safety net against the financial shock of losing their primary earner. By removing caste, religion and income filters, the scheme reaches households that earlier insurance programmes excluded. The choice to nominate multiple beneficiaries and split the payout gives families flexibility some may find unfamiliar. With registration starting on 19 November and 48 hours of village announcements before that, the government is betting on saturation-level coverage. The scheme’s success will depend on how accurately officials record nominees and whether the awareness campaign reaches every hamlet by the deadline.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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