The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been releasing grants to State/Union Territory Governments to provide insurance cover to each family head of identified 75 Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) through “Janashree Bima Yojana” of Life Insurance Corporation of India . The benefits of Janashree Bima Yojana are:-
(I) Payment of Rs.50,000/- to nearest kith and kin of life insured in case of accidental death or permanent disability due to accident;
(II) Payment of Rs.20,000/- to the nearest kith and kin in case of natural death;
(III) Payment of Rs.25,000/- in case of partial disability; and
(IV) Educational grant of Rs.300/- per quarter for 2 children studying in class IX to XII.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Dr. Rameshwar Oraon in a reply to a question by Shri Avinash Rai Khanna in Lok Sabha today. Details of State-wise funds released for Janashree Bima Yojana are given below:
State-wise funds released for Janshree Bima Yojana (JBY) under the Scheme of Development of Primitive Tribal Groups | ||||||
(Rs. in lakhs) | ||||||
S.No. | Name of the State | Amount released during 2004-05 | Amount released during 2005-06 | Amount released during 2006-07 | Amount released during 2007-08 | |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 60.00 | 120.00 | 110.00 | 68.00 | |
2 | | 5.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
3 | Chhattisgarh | 40.00 | 90.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
4 | | 25.00 | 50.00 | 55.00 | 0.00 | |
5 | Jharkhand | 70.00 | 145.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
6 | Kerala | 2.50 | 5.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | |
7 | Karnataka | 10.00 | 20.00 | 12.50 | 5.39 | |
8 | Madhya Pradesh | 100.00 | 200.00 | 150.00 | 0.00 | |
9 | | 70.00 | 140.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
10 | Manipur | 10.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
11 | Orissa | 12.50 | 25.00 | 42.50 | 13.61 | |
12 | Rajasthan | 12.50 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
13 | Tamil Nadu | 40.00 | 80.00 | 80.00 | 0.00 | |
14 | Tripura | 25.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | |
15 | Uttranchal/ UP | 2.50 | 7.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
16 | | 15.00 | 30.00 | 32.50 | 0.00 | |
17 | | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Total | 500.00 | 1000.00 | 547.50 | 112.00 |
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