(a) whether insurance facility is being provided to Anganwadi workers of all the States, particularly in Bihar State, State-wise;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government has any proposal to provide monthly allowance for the education of two children of workers under this scheme; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KANTI SINGH)
(a),(b),(c)&(d) Yes, Sir. The Government of India has
provided insurance facility to the Anganwadi Workers and
Helpers in all the States, including Bihar, with effect from
1.4.2004, through an insurance scheme named “Anganwadi
Karyakartri Bima Yojana†under the Life Insurance
Corporation’s Social Security Group Scheme. The Scheme
includes education allowance for children. The benefits
admissible under the Scheme are:-
Event Benefit
(i) Death other than by accident Rs.20,000/-
(ii) On death due to accident Rs.50,000/-
(iii) Permanent total disability due to Rs.50,000/-
accident
(iv) Loss of 2 eyes or 2 limbs, OR one Rs.50,000/-
eye and one limb in an accident
(v) Loss of one eye or one limb in an Rs.25,000/-
accident
(vi) Scholarship of Rs.300/- per quarter Rs.300/-
per child studying in the 9th to
12th Standard, (restricted to two
children)
(vii) Add-on Benefit of Critical illness Rs. 20,000/-
on the occurance of any one of the
following Critical illnesses:
(1) Breast Cancer.
(2) Ovarian Cancer/ Fallopian Tube
Cancer.
(3) Cervical Cancer.
(4) Uterine Cancer.
As per information received from the States/UTs so far,
about 6.81 lakh Anganwadi Workers and Helpers have joined the
Scheme.