Bargul GP achieves 100 pc coverage under central insurance schemes

Bargul Gram Panchayat under Kadamtala RD Block in North Tripura district has achieved 100 per cent coverage under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), bringing all 856 families in the panchayat under the ambit of the two social security schemes.

According to the district administration, Bargul Gram Panchayat has become the second model gram panchayat in Tripura to attain complete insurance coverage under the two centrally sponsored schemes.

Officials said the achievement was the result of coordinated efforts by the block administration, panchayat functionaries, banking institutions and other stakeholders involved in the implementation of the schemes.

The district administration, in a social media post, said all eligible households in the gram panchayat had been covered under PMSBY and PMJJBY, ensuring insurance inclusion and financial protection for families.

In a letter addressed to the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Kadamtala RD Block, Sandip Deb, Senior Manager, State Insurance Plan-Tripura at ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd, congratulated the administration for the achievement.

Deb said Bargul Gram Panchayat had emerged as the second model gram panchayat in the state to achieve full coverage under the schemes. He noted that Mailak Gram Panchayat under Amarpur RD Block in Gomati district was the first gram panchayat in Tripura to attain the milestone.

He said the initiative had brought all 856 families in Bargul Gram Panchayat under the coverage of the two social security schemes and reflected the coordinated efforts of the administration and implementing agencies.

Deb also acknowledged the role of Kadamtala RD Block BDO Utpal Das and Panchayat Executive Officer of Bargul Gram Panchayat Rupayan Ghosh in achieving the target.

PMSBY provides accident insurance coverage, while PMJJBY offers life insurance coverage to enrolled beneficiaries through the banking network.