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Kalraj to start PM Suraksha Bima Yojana in Deoria

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Union Minister Kalraj Mishra will launch 'Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana' in his parliamentary constituency Deoria tomorrow.

"A target of adding 15 thousand persons under the scheme has been fixed. I will launch the scheme in Deoria tomorrow," Mishra told reporters here.

The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises said that a day before Raksha Bandhan he would launch the scheme and would pay the premium of poor families from his own resources.

Under the scheme an accident cover of Rs 2 lakh is offered on accidental death and disability. People have to pay a premium of Rs 12/- per annum to avail the scheme.
 

Minister also appealed to MLAs of his constituency to add maximum number of poor people under the scheme and help in making the scheme a success.

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First Published: Aug 27 2015 | 4:22 PM IST

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