DFS secretary meets chief secretaries to boost PMJJBY, PMSBY enrolments

In a bid to give a push to micro insurance schemes, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi held a meeting with officials from 10 central ministries and departments, including those from labour and employment, housing and urban affairs, agriculture and farmers welfare, and rural development.

Representatives of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Mines, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Ministry of Coal, Department of Post and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) were also present in the meeting called with a view to boost coverage under micro-insurance schemes -- Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) -- at the Gram Panchayat level.

A three-month campaign will cover all the districts in the country from April 1 to June 30, 2023, the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

Joshi exhorted the ministries/departments concerned for the maximum coverage of Self-Help Groups (SHG) members, Anganwadi workers, ...