The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India has started a special campaign to recruit career agents in the rural and urban areas.
The Senior Divisional Manager (SDM) of Dehradun Punit Kumar said that for rural career agents, the applicant should have passed class X, should be a resident of rural area and should be between 18 to 35 years of age. Once selected they would be provided with a stipend of Rs 5000 and Rs 4000 per month for first and second year respectively. The stipend would be in addition to commission earned by them for sale of products and would be given on fulfilling the standard conditions.
The SDM further informed that the process to recruit Urban Career Agents would also start. For it the minimum edibility is class XII and the candidate should be between 21 to 35 years of age. For the candidates of SC, ST and ex- servicemen the age criteria is 21 years to 40 years. Once selected these candidates would be given a monthly stipend of Rs 10000 for first year, Rs 9000 for second year and Rs 8000 for third year on fulfilment of norms.
He added that the better performing career agents can be absorbed in the second grade officer post of Development Officers (DO).