Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana Insurance Scheme: The premium amount of Rs.80/- per annum payable by Anganwadi Workers and Helpers to LIC under the Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana (AKBY) has been waived off for a further period of two years i.e. from 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2017.
The Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers are getting insurance coverage under Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana (AKBY). The Scheme operates with premium contributions of the Government of India, Life Insurance Corporation of India and the beneficiaries.
The Scheme provides the following compensations:
Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana Insurance Scheme
- Natural Death – Rs.30,000/-
- Accident:
Death/Total permanent disability: Rs.75,000/-
Partial Permanent disability: Rs.37,500/- - Female Critical Illness (FCI) Benefits:
An amount of Rs.20,000/- is payable on the diagnosis of invasive cancers (malignant tumour) manifest in the following organs (subject to proof of affliction satisfactory to Corporation):
Breast
Cervix Uteri
Corpus Uteri
Ovaries
Fallopian Tubes
Vaginal/Vulva - Shiksha Sahayog Yojana(Scholarship to AWWs and AWHs Children):
A free add-on scholarship benefit is available for the children of AWWs and AWHs. Scholarship of Rs.300/- per quarter for students 9th to 12th Standard (including ITI Courses) is available for maximum of two children per family.