Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana

About This Scheme

The scheme “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana” was launched by the Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Odisha. It is a health insurance scheme that covers the medical expenses of the journalists and their eligible family members. The scheme provides insurance to Working Journalists of Odisha and their family for indoor and outdoor treatments.

Eligibility

1. The applicant should be a Journalist. 1. The applicant should be an Odisha-based journalist working either in Odisha or New Delhi for an Odisha-based newspaper. 1. The Journalist should be working for a media house registered with the I&PR department, Odisha, New Delhi. 1. A newspaper hawker also eligible to apply for this scheme.

Benefits

*The scheme provides health insurance coverage to all the working Journalists of the state and their families:* 1. ₹4,00,000/- is provided to the legal heir of the working journalist in case of his/her death. 1. ₹2,00,000/- in case of permanent incapacitation.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

This scheme was sourced from myScheme, the Government of India's official Central+State scheme discovery portal, and reviewed by an editor before publishing. Use the button above to read the full details and apply directly on the official source.