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Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana sees cumulative enrolment of 9,27,78,284 and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana sees cumulative enrolment of 17,74,81,194

22-3-2022
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The number of persons registered under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) are as under:

Scheme

Cumulative Enrolment (01.04.2017 to 23.02.2022)

PMJJBY

9,27,78,284

PMSBY

17,74,81,194

This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

The Minister stated that state-wise claims paid during the period from 01.04.2017 to 23.02.2022 under PMJJBY & PMSBY is ANNEXED.

Giving more details, the Minister stated that PMJJBY and PMSBY were launched on 9th May, 2015 with a view to enhance the level of insurance penetration in the country and to provide insurance cover to common people, especially poor and the under-privileged sections of the society. While PMJJBY offers life insurance cover of ₹ 2 lakh, PMSBY offers accidental death or total permanent disability cover of ₹ 2 lakhs and permanent partial disability cover of ₹ 1 lakh. There is no proposal to increase the amount for insurance cover under PMJJBY & PMSBY respectively.

As apprised by Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Minister stated, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) Pension Scheme was launched in 2019 to provide old age protection to the workers of Unorganised sector, including domestic workers as per the eligibility criteria of the scheme. The PM-SYM is a voluntary and contributory Central Sector pension scheme for providing monthly minimum assured pension of ₹ 3000/- to the eligible beneficiary after attaining the age of 60 years. The workers in the age group of 18-40 years whose monthly income is ₹ 15000/- or less, who are not a member of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), National Pension Scheme (NPS) and also not an income tax payer can join the scheme. Under the scheme, 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution is paid by the Central Government, the Minister added.

Annexure as referred on part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2863 for reply on 21.03.2022

Claims Paid during the period 01.04.2017 to 23.02.2022

S.No.

State Name

PMJJBY

PMSBY

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

63

5

2

Andhra Pradesh

204208

21143

3

Arunachal Pradesh

205

4

4

Assam

6103

686

5

Bihar

12588

1069

6

Chandigarh

328

1530

7

Chhattisgarh

14717

1861

8

Dadra-Nagar haveli & Daman-Diu

195

3

9

Delhi

8240

1212

10

Goa

569

57

11

Gujarat

31148

3134

12

Haryana

8705

1752

13

Himachal Pradesh

2149

583

14

Jammu & Kashmir

1359

80

15

Jharkhand

4043

699

16

Karnataka

32400

6822

17

Kerala

2906

1292

18

Ladakh

0

0

19

Lakshadweep

1

0

20

Madhya Pradesh

20744

6488

21

Maharashtra

27564

9184

22

Manipur

374

8

23

Meghalaya

348

11

24

Mizoram

798

22

25

Nagaland

133

0

26

Odisha

10717

1746

27

Puducherry

455

73

28

Punjab

4082

1140

29

Rajasthan

20811

3890

30

Sikkim

112

8

31

Tamil Nadu

12928

4616

32

Telangana

16651

5047

33

Tripura

766

84

34

Uttar Pradesh

37197

5881

35

Uttarakhand

2757

1967

36

West Bengal

9433

2931

Total

495797

85028

Source: Claims Portal & Insurance Companies

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