Indiramma Family Life Insurance Scheme From Nov. 19: Bhatti
He also criticised the BJP-led Centre for failing to procure paddy through the food corporation of India despite announcing minimum support prices
HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday announced that the state government would launch Indiramma Kutumba Jeevitha Bima, a universal life insurance scheme covering 1.15 crore families across Telangana, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi on November 19.
Addressing a public meeting in Jangaon during his visit to Jangaon and Bhongir districts to inaugurate development programmes, Bhatti Vikramarka said the government would conduct a door-to-door survey to identify eligible beneficiaries under the scheme, which would provide ₹5 lakh life insurance coverage to each enrolled family. The entire premium would be borne by the state government and the insurance amount would be paid in the event of the death of the registered head of the family or primary breadwinner.
Bhatti Vikramarka alleged that the previous BRS government had burdened Telangana with debts of nearly ₹8 lakh crore during its decade-long rule, forcing the present Congress government to spend around ₹76,000 crore annually on loan repayments and interest.
He said the Congress government was committed to building an Indiramma Rajyam focused on public welfare and accused BRS leader T. Harish Rao of creating “a new lie every day” to remain in the public spotlight.
He also criticised the BJP-led Centre for failing to procure paddy through the food corporation of India despite announcing minimum support prices. He claimed the state had procured a record 72.30 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the recent Rabi season and implemented a one-time farm loan waiver of ₹22,000 crore.
Highlighting welfare initiatives, he said 4.5 lakh Indiramma houses had been sanctioned at a cost of ₹22,500 crore, while electricity infrastructure works worth ₹60 crore were being undertaken in Station Ghanpur.
He further said women’s self-help groups had received ₹67,000 crore in bank-linked loans and the government aimed to raise the figure to ₹1.25 lakh crore over the next five years.