Lok Sabha Question No. 3231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Janshree Bima Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## 3231. SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Khadi artisans enrolled under the Janshree Bima Yojana and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the number of Khadi artisans who have been provided relief/benefit from the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## Answer

## Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) As per information received from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), khadi artisans have been enrolled under Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY) since 15.08.2003. Janashree Bima Yojana (JBY) was merged with the Social Security Scheme - Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) w.e.f. 01.01.2013 and these artisans are covered under Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY). The scheme is being administered by LIC and the Nodal Agency is Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). The Scheme provides insurance cover for a sum of Rs.30,000/- on natural death, Rs. 75,000/on death or total permanent disability due to accident and Rs. 37,500/on partial permanent disability. It also provides an add-on benefit of scholarship of Rs.100/- per month per child to a maximum of two children from class 9 th to 12 th standard.
- (b) State-wise data is not maintained by LIC. The details of beneficiaries covered and number of claims paid out for the last 3 policy years i.e. 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and the current policy year 2014-15 is as follows:

| Policy Year           |   No. Of beneficiaries |   No of Claims |
|-----------------------|------------------------|----------------|
| 15.08.2011-14.08.2012 |                 274276 |            217 |
| 15.08.2012-14.08.2013 |                 280743 |            276 |
| 15.08.2013-14.08.2014 |                 284056 |            267 |
| 15.08.2014-14.08.2015 |                 286760 |            251 |

The zone-wise coverage of beneficiaries as per KVIC under the Scheme for the last 3 policy years i.e. 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and the current policy year 2014-15 is as follows:

|            | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Zone       | 2011-12                | 2012-13                | 2013-14                | 2014-15                |
| North      | 59613                  | 62020                  | 57108                  | 52102                  |
| East       | 27480                  | 30010                  | 33026                  | 34211                  |
| North East | 3439                   | 3874                   | 4258                   | 4145                   |
| South      | 40240                  | 40904                  | 41488                  | 43444                  |
| West       | 10400                  | 10679                  | 11182                  | 11217                  |
| Central    | 133104                 | 133256                 | 136994                 | 141641                 |
| Total      | 274276                 | 280743                 | 284056                 | 286760                 |

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3231

To be answered on Friday 18 th December 2015/ Agrahayana 27, 1937 (Saka)

## Janshree Bima Yojana