Union Minister Kalraj Mishra will launch 'Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana' in his parliamentary constituency Deoria tomorrow.
"A target of adding 15 thousand persons under the scheme has been fixed. I will launch the scheme in Deoria tomorrow," Mishra told reporters here.
The Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises said that a day before Raksha Bandhan he would launch the scheme and would pay the premium of poor families from his own resources.
Under the scheme an accident cover of Rs 2 lakh is offered on accidental death and disability. People have to pay a premium of Rs 12/- per annum to avail the scheme.
Minister also appealed to MLAs of his constituency to add maximum number of poor people under the scheme and help in making the scheme a success.

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First Published: Aug 27 2015 | 4:22 PM IST

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