Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) were launched in May, 2015 with a view to enhance the level of insurance penetration in the country and to provide insurance cover to common people especially poor and the under-privileged sections of the society. The State Governments were requested to give wide publicity to the above two schemes and to take pro-active steps to follow up on the information and identify potential claimants and facilitate them to submit their claims. The details of enrolments and claims under these schemes are as follows:
PMJJBY 2015-16* 2016-17* 2017-18** Gross enrolment 2.96 3.12 5.33(in crore) Total No. of claims 25555 62479 89766paid Claim Amount Paid (in crore.)** 511.10 1249.58 1795.32
*These figures are for the period 1st June 2017 to 31st May 2018.
These figures are for the period 1st June 2017 to 4th April 2018.Powered by Capital Market - Live News
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