RBI permits prepaid wallets, cards for public transports without KYC
RBI today notified Amendment to Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments. As per the revised guidelines, the various types of PPIs that banks and non-banks can issue after obtaining necessary approval/authorisation from RBI. “Public transport systems across the country cater to a multitude of commuters daily. To provide convenience, speed, affordability, and safety of digital…
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Social Security Schemes in insurance –Government of India business products
The Government of India has taken several initiatives to boost the government’s socially Oriented Insurance Schemes to farmers as well as the poor living in rural and urban areas. Therefore, these schemes have been introduced at very low premiums. They are available to all citizens who meet the eligibility criteria. To move towards creating…
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Key Features of PM-JAY (Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana)
PM-JAY is the world’s largest health insurance/ assurance scheme fully financed by the government. The PMJAY scheme aims to provide healthcare to ten crore families. These mostly include the poor and people with lower middle income, through a health insurance scheme covering Rs. 5 lakh per family. PM-JAY provides cashless cover of up to Rs.500000…
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Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)-Govt sponsored crop insurance
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is a government-sponsored crop insurance scheme that integrates multiple stakeholders on a single platform. The scheme was launched in India by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, New Delhi from the Kharif 2016 season onwards. The scheme aims at supporting sustainable production in the agriculture sector by way…
Read article Salient features of Insurance Ombudsman
The insurance ombudsman scheme was established through a Government of India notification dated 11th November 1998 under section 114(1) of the Insurance Act of 1938. The purpose of establishing the insurance ombudsman is to quickly dispose of the grievances of the insured customers and to reduce their problems concerning such grievances settled out of the…
Explained: Micro Insurance in India
The IRDA (Micro-insurance) Regulations 2005 is designed for insurance policies intended for the protection of economically weaker sections of society, with affordable insurance products to help them cope with and recover from financial losses. All micro-insurance policies are reckoned for fulfillment of social obligations and where a micro-insurance policy is issued in a rural area…
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