Haryana Government has decided to implement a new scheme “Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana” (AABY). This was decided in a meeting held under Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, here on Wednesday.
The scheme will cover rural landless households, urban households living Below Poverty line or families marginally above the poverty line. Under this scheme, an insurance cover of Rs 30,000 would be provided on natural death whereas Rs 75,000 each would be given in case of death and permanent total disability in an accident.
Similarly, Rs 75,000 would be given in case of loss of both the eyes or limbs, or loss of an eye and a limb, in an accident and Rs 37,500 on loss of an eye or a limb. This apart, a scholarship of Rs 100 per month for each child (maximum of two children) studying between Classes IX to XII would also be provided to the family.
In the meeting, it was also decided that Rajiv Gandhi Parivar Bima Yojna (RGPBY) will remain implemented in the State. This scheme was implemented by the State Government in 2006, and it covered the persons having gross annual income from all sources upto Rs 2.5 lakh.All the families in the State having their names in Haryana’s voter list or those who hold ration card would be eligible for the scheme.