To empower women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a new 'Bima Sakhi Yojana' at Panipat in Haryana on Monday and will also distribute appointment Certificates to prospective Bima Sakhis.
According to the statement, the launch at the historic city of Panipat is an initiative of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) designed to empower women aged 18-70 years, who have passed Class X. They will receive specialised training and a stipend for the first three years to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness.
After training, these women can serve as LIC agents and the graduate Bima Sakhis would have the opportunity to qualify for being considered for Development Officer roles in LIC. During the programme, the Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal. The main campus and six regional research stations, spread over 495 acres, will be established at a cost of over Rs 700 crore.
The University will have one College of Horticulture for Graduate and Post-Graduate studies and five schools covering 10 horticulture disciplines. It will work towards crop diversification and world-class research for the development of horticulture technologies.