Rajasthan Launches SSBY, Offering Rs 1.3 Lakh Accident Insurance Cover to School Students.
Goverment Scheme
In February 2025, Madan Dilawar, the Education and Panchayati Raj Minister of Rajasthan, launched the 'Shiksha Sanjeevani Bima Yojana (SSBY)' during a special event held at Residency Girls Higher Secondary School in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
- This is the first-of-its-kind scheme that aims to provide personal accident insurance coverage ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.30 lakh to students in government schools.
- Initially, the scheme will cover schools in the Udaipur Division of Rajasthan.
- The scheme offers insurance coverage in case of accidental death or injury to students. It also provides insurance coverage in case of accidental death of a student's parent.
Main Point :- (i) Wonder Cement, Zurich Kotak General Insurance, and State Bank of India (SBI) are partners in the Shiksha Sanjeevani Bima Yojana.
(ii) The state government plans to eventually expand the scheme, with the goal of benefiting approximately 1 crore school children across the state.
Chief minister: Bhajan Lal Sharma
Governor: Haribhau Bagade
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