New Delhi: As many as 1,767 claims wereĀ settled toward accidental insurance to RuPay Card holdersĀ under the government's flagship financial inclusion programmeĀ Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).Ā Finance Ministry data showed that a total of 2,514Ā accidental insurance claims were filed under the PMJDY, whichĀ provides accidental cover of Rs 1 lakh. The scheme wasĀ launched in August 2014.Ā Of the total claims, 1,767 were paid as on August 4 thisĀ year, 167 were under process, while 544 claims were rejected.Ā According to the data, payment in case of 36 claims,Ā which have been processed, was awaited.
The PMJDY also provides for life cover of Rs 30,000Ā payable to the account holder.
Under this category, 4,165 claims were paid till AugustĀ 4. The data further said 577 claims were rejected and while 10Ā were being processed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the financialĀ inclusion scheme on August 15, 2014. The PMJDY was launched onĀ August 28 across the country.
There are about 29.48 crore account holders under theĀ scheme of which about 22.7 crore have been issued RuPay cards.
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