Tag: insurance

Textiles Min for hike in insurance cover for handloom weavers

Textiles Ministry has proposed increasing the insurance cover for handloom weavers, a sector that employs millions and has been one of the focus areas of the government for job creation. The Ministry has proposed more than three-fold increase in insurance cover to Rs 2 lakh from Rs 60k in case of…

Higher insurance cover for handloom weavers in the works

The Textiles Ministry proposes to increase the level of insurance cover for handloom weavers, a sector that’s on the government radar for job creation, more than three-fold in some cases. The Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana provides insurance to handloom weavers in the case of natural and accid…