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On July 26, 2021, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao made an announcement of ‘Dalit Bima’ scheme being planned for all the dalit families in the state. Telangana government is planning this scheme to ensure dalit welfare in the state. After the announcement of Dalit Bandhu scheme for dalit empowerment, this scheme aims at ensuring security and welfare of the people belonging to scheduled castes. Under this scheme state government tends to provide an insurance coverage of Rs. 5 lakhs to all the dalit families in the state. This insurance cover will be provided free of cost to the people. It will enable to maintain good health and well-being of people belonging to scheduled castes thereby ensuring their social welfare.
Scheme Overview:
| Scheme name: | Dalit Bima |
| Scheme under: | Telangana Government |
| Announced by: | Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Beneficiaries: | People belonging to Scheduled castes across the state |
| Benefit; | Insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakhs to the Dalit families |
| Major Objective: | To provide an insurance cover to the people belonging to scheduled castes thereby ensuring their well-being |
Scheme Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to provide free insurance cover to the people belonging to scheduled castes
- Insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakhs will be provided to the dalit families
- This scheme aims to provide social welfare to the beneficiaries
- It also aims at upliftment and social security of the beneficiaries in the society
- This scheme will ensure life and health balance of all the dalit families in the state
- It will contribute to better the way of living of the beneficiary families in the long run
Key Points:
- Dalit Bima is a new scheme being planned by the Telangana government for the welfare of the dalit community in the state
- Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao made the announcement regarding the same on July 26, 2021
- This scheme will cover people belonging to Scheduled Castes in the state
- Under this scheme a free insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakhs will be provided to each dalit family
- Premium of this insurance will be borne by the state government
- It aims at betterment of the beneficiaries
- It also aims at overall development of the beneficiaries
- Scheme implementation will be keenly taken care of by the state government to ensure all the beneficiaries are covered
- It will thereby lead to improved social security of the people belonging to scheduled castes in the state
- Unlike Dalit Bima, Dalit Bandhu is also one of the scheme announced for dalit empowerment wherein the state government provides a financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakhs each to eligible beneficiaries to encourage them to take up self-employment opportunities and earn a living.
- The state government is making various collective efforts for the overall development of the dalit community in the state
