PM Modi interacting with beneficiaries of several government schemes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is interacting with beneficiaries of various social security schemes through video conferencing on Narendra Modi (NaMo) app. Social security cover extended to 50 crore people, up from about 5 crore in 2014, PM Modi said while interacting with lakhs of people across the country.
With an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is planning to extend its social security coverage to more underprivileged people in the coming months.
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हम दुर्घटनाओं का सामना करने के लिए खुद को तैयार तो कर ही सकते हैं, आर्थिक सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित कर सकते हैं। प्रधानमंत्री सुरक्षा बीमा योजना इसी उद्दश्य से शुरू की गई थी। इसके तहत 12 रुपये सालाना यानि 1 रुपये प्रति माह के प्रीमियम पर 2 लाख रुपये का दुर्घटना बीमा कवर मिलता है: PM
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2018
10:00 am: Shyama Devi from Himachal Pradesh speaks about her life journey. She has gained from the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana. "I got help during a very tough time of my life," says Shyama Devi.
09:55 am: Vijaya from Telangana speaks to PM how she got help from Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana after she lost her husband to Alzheimers.
09:52 am: Gobindra Chandra Sathpathy from Odisha (Ganjam district) is talking about how the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Suraksha Bima Yojana helped him. He serves as a priest and unfortunately lost his daughter in a road accident.
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जन सुरक्षा के तहत शुरू की गई योजनाएं अलग-अलग परिस्थितियों के लिए है और काफी कम प्रीमियम पर शुरू की गई है ताकि देश में हर क्षेत्र, हर तबके, हर आयु वर्ग से जुड़े लोग इनका लाभ उठा सकें: PM @narendramodi #SocialSecurityInIndia https://t.co/cg76m4wqX5
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) June 27, 2018
09:43 am: I am particularly happy that more women have bank accounts. It is important for women to be in the financial mainstream: PM Modi
09:38 am: We emphasised on three aspects: Open the doors of the banks for the poor- banking the unbanked. Access to capital for small business and budding entrepreneurs- funding the unfunded . A social security cover for the poor and vulnerable - financially securing the unsecured: PM Modi
09:35 am: The social security schemes of the Government of India help cope with the uncertainties of life: PM Modi
09:32 am: Social security schemes empower people. People from underprivileged sections of society received help from various social security schemes started by our government: PM Modi
09:30 am: Today I have got an opportunity to connect with people who faced some problems in their lives but emerged stronger and victorious, says PM Modi.
The government will add more features to its insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and others in order to cover more people.
In the last three years, reportedly, only around 5.5 crore people have been covered and the government’s new target is to cover all people with Jan Dhan accounts.
With more than 31.67 crore Jan Dhan account holders in the country, ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’ has turned out to be one of the most successful schemes of the Narendra Modi government.