Rajnath Singh launches life insurance scheme for over 10,000 cantonment employees; Know More-

New Delhi, Aug 26: In a bid to help the employees working in cantonment areas across India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched ‘Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana’. It is a life insurance scheme that will provide a cover of ₹5 lakhs each to more than 10,000 employees working in cantonment areas.

 

 

 

‘Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana’, a group life insurance scheme through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), was set in motion by the Minister in a webinar attended by all the presidents, vice-Presidents and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of all 62 Cantonment Boards.

 

According to the statement released by the Ministry, it read, "Defence Minister launched the ‘Chhavni COVID: Yodha Sanrakshan Yojana’, a group life insurance scheme through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), which will cover more than 10,000 employees in all 62 Cantonment Boards in event of any unfortunate fatal calamity with an insurance cover of Rs five lakhs each. The Scheme will benefit permanent and contractual employees including doctors, paramedics and sanitation staff."

 

Organised by the Ministry of Defence and Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE), the aim of this to improve implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) in 62 cantonments around the country. The Minister said, "this webinar was an important step towards seamless delivery of benefits of various centrally sponsored schemes and in improving the overall wellbeing of approximately 21 lakh residents in the cantonments."

 

Singh said there should be no gaps in the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) like Ayushman Bharat and Pradhana Mantri Awas Yojana, Smart Cities Mission, Mid-day meal scheme for school children etc, in the cantonment areas. The deliberations in the webinar will lay the roadmap for taking the matter forward by each Cantonment Board to optimise the outreach and maximise the beneficiaries of CSS in cantonment areas.

 

Earlier, the Ministry of Defence had banned 108 military import items in order to design and develop indigenous materials with domestic help. referring to this move, he highlighted "the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives of Ministry of Defence such as bringing out an import negative list and said the government welcomed innovation towards achieving further economic progress."

 

With the objective to have a better understanding of the implementation mechanism and funding of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes, it will help to prepare a roadmap for extending the benefits of these to the residents of cantonment areas. The webinar was attended by the Joint Secretaries/Nodal Officers of the Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Education, Health and Family Welfare, Social Justice & Empowerment and Women & Child Development. The corresponding State Mission Directors and Principal Secretaries in the concerned State departments also participated in the webinar.