Fact Check: Misleading Viral Post Claims Government Insurance Scheme May Be Availed for COVID-19 Deaths
Maya M
28 April 2021
A message is being circulated widely on WhatsApp and other social media with a claim that the benefits under two of the prime minister s (PM s) schemes the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) can be claimed for COVID-related deaths.
The advisory post reads “If someone in close relative/friends circle has died due to Covid-19 or for any reason, ask the bank for an account statement or passbook entry from 01-04 to 31-03 of the financial year. Seeing the entry of Rs. 12/- or Rs. 330/- , mark it, Go to the bank and Claim for Insurance Rs 200000.
Er. Prabhat Kishore
(The author is a technocrat & academician. He holds Master in Engineering from M.N. Regional Engineering College, Allahabad/Prayagraj) National Girl Child Day is observed in India on 24th January every year since 2008 with the objective to raise awareness about the rights of girls, the importance of education, health & nutrition as well as to highlight the inequalities faced by them.
The gender discrimination is also a major problem that is faced by girls in every corner of the world. Conservative outlook of the rural people and religious mystification usually contribute to worsening the situation. Misconception still prevails in the present age of digitalization as many parents living in rural areas think that if their daughter gets older, it will be difficult to marry them.