LIC’s Bima Sakhi Yojana: The Bima Sakhi Yojana which is an initiative of Life Insurance Corporation of India is designed to empower women aged 18 to 70 years, who are Class X pass. They will receive specialized training and a stipend for the first three years to promote financial literacy and insurance awareness.
After training, they can serve as LIC agents and the graduate Bima Sakhis will have the opportunity to qualify for being considered for Development Officer roles in LIC. On the occasion, Mr Modi will also distribute appointment Certificates to prospective Bima Sakhis. During the programme, Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of the Main campus of Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal.
The main campus and six regional research stations, spread over 495 acres, will be established at a cost of over 700 crore rupees. The University will have one College of Horticulture for Graduate and Post-Graduate studies and five schools covering 10 horticulture disciplines. It will work towards crop diversification and world class research for development of horticulture technologies.
