Assam govt to roll out zero-premium insurance for state employeesThe Assam government has introduced zero-premium insurance coverage for state employees, providing significant financial protection. The ca...
05 Sep, 2024, 11.13 AM IST
New rules for disability pension aimed at protecting interests of genuine personnel, enhance efficiency of 3 services: CDSThe new rules titled 'Entitlement Rules (ER) for Casualty Pension and Disability Compensation Awards to Armed Forces Personnel, 2023' were ...
07 Oct, 2023, 10.46 AM IST
Budget 2022 introduces new tax relief for parents of disabled under Sec 80DDEarlier, Section 80DD allowed deduction on the premium amount to the proposer of the policy if it was a term plan where the disabled person...
07 Feb, 2022, 10.32 AM IST
Tax benefit on insurance for disabledEarlier, the premium paid on insurance policies bought by parents of differently abled children or dependants qualified for deduction under...
02 Feb, 2022, 07.49 PM IST
COVID-19 aid: Indian-American NGO raises $100000 for specially abled people in IndiaAn Indian-American non-profit body has raised USD 100,000 to help specially-abled people in India tide over the impact of the second wave o...
01 Jun, 2021, 09.53 AM IST
Alternatives to nursing homes in US get $12B boost in COVID billAdvocates hope the estimated $12.7 billion will accelerate what has been a steady shift to supporting elderly and disabled people and their...
24 Mar, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
Govt asks states to disburse ex-gratia amount under National Social Assistance Programme in two daysGovernment, under the Rs 1.7 lakh crore Garib Kalyan Yojana Package, will provide one time ex-gratia amount of Rs 1,000 to old age, widow a...
07 Apr, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
Manohar Parrikar agrees to suggestion on expediting pension to next kin of martyrsThe PEA is a payment given to personnel below officer rank and their dependents in case of death or disability before the pensions start.
11 Jul, 2018, 05.52 PM IST
Damages for road accident victims to increase 10-foldThe higher compensation may also entail an increase in the third party premium outgo for vehicle owners.
12 May, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Railways hikes relief from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 8 lakh in case of deathIn case the person is seriously injured like loss of hand and foot, then he would also get the same amount of Rs eight lakh as compensation.
26 Dec, 2016, 10.44 PM IST
LIC eases claim settlement norms for Tamil Nadu customersLIC has eased the procedure for settlement of claims on the lives of flood victims who are policyholders, the insurer said in a statement.
07 Dec, 2015, 08.07 PM IST
Insurers settle one claim a day under PM Narendra Modi's insurance schemes"The turn around time in most of cases so far has been less than 10 days and we expect this trend to continue as far as claim settlement is...
05 Jul, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
22 claims settled in 30 days under PM Narendra Modi's insurance schemesAs many as 22 death and accident claims were settled within a month of the launch of the government's flagship social security insurance sc...
30 Jun, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Rs 5 lakh relief each to kin of 1984 riot victims: GovernmentThe anti-Sikhs riots were triggered following the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards on October ...
17 Dec, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
LIC to step up services in Hudhud-hit Andhra Pradesh, OdishaLIC has eased the procedure for settlement of claims on the lives of the victims of cyclone Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
18 Oct, 2014, 03.02 PM IST
- Disputes in transporting Bhopal waste to be settled in India
Proceedings arising out of any dispute while transporting toxic waste from Bhopal gas disaster site to Germany will take place in India.
27 Aug, 2012, 10.01 PM IST
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Government unwilling to revise toll
The government seems to be reluctant to change the classification, which currently puts a vast majority of victims under the lowest categor...
13 Jan, 2012, 09.10 AM IST