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Farmer accident insurance cover doubled in Gujarat
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SME Times News Bureau | 21 Sep, 2018
The Gujarat Government on Thursday doubled the personal accident
insurance cover of farmers to Rs 2 lakh in case of death and from Rs
50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for physical impairment.
Announcing this,
Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel told reporters that "We have decided
to double the insurance amount to Rs 2 lakh in case of a farmer's death
as well as permanent and full disability."
"We have also decided to include children of the farmers as claimants, which was earlier only the eldest son," Patel added.
The
Deputy Chief Minister said the farmers who lost both their eyes or
hands or legs or an eye and a limb used to get an assistance of Rs 1
lakh, which would now be doubled to Rs 2 lakh.
"Earlier, the
farmers losing one hand or an eye used to get an assistance of Rs 50,000
will now get Rs 1 lakh," Nitin Patel said.
A total of 1.75 crore
farmers are covered under this scheme. Now, 73.25 lakh farmers will be
added, benefiting a total of 2.49 crore farmers, he added.
The added burden of premium on the state exchequer after this would be Rs 70 crore.
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