News:
- State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) revealed that over 40L people have been covered under accidental insurance scheme [Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana] and life insurance scheme [Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana].
- With 60 lakh active bank accounts in the state, SLBC has already covered almost 70% of the target.
- Maximum insurances have been issued in Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Rajkot and Jamnagar.
- Cities like Ahmedabad and Surat are slowly catching up.