Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana for Weavers

The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana provides life insurance cover to the handloom weavers in case of Natural Death/Accidental Death, total / Partial Disability due to accident. The scheme covers weavers in the age group of 18 to 59 years. Additionally a Scholarship of Rs.300/- per quarter per child studying in Class IX to XII Standard is given to the children of the weavers covered under MGBBY. This benefit is restricted to two children. The benefits available under the scheme during the XI Plan are are shown in the table as under:



1.


Natural Death


Rs. 60,000/-

2.


Accidental







A) On death due to accident


Rs. 1,50,000/-




B) Permanent total disability due to accident/loss of 2 eyes or 2 limbs OR one eye and one limb.


Rs. 1,50,000/-




C) Loss of one eye or one limb in an accident


Rs. 75,000/-


This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Panabaaka Lakshmi in the Rajya Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan.



The Minister further said that all the handloom weavers are entitled to be covered under Health Insurance Scheme and Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana on payment of his/her share of premium and those weavers in respect of whom the premium has been paid to the Insurance Company namely Life Insurance Corporation of India and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company have been covered under the Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima

Yojana and health Insurance Scheme.