Our country’s farmer is in great distress
today. He toils in the fields all day yet experiences financial insecurity. His
wife sacrifices the joys of her life and works hard all day to save every penny
she can for her child’s education. Yet every evening she is anxious to hide
these pennies for she fears that her husband, who knows not how to spend his
earnings wisely, may waste it all on alcohol and similar frivolities.
In
order to alleviate these pains, our new Prime Minister has launched a program
on the scale of a national campaign, the Jandhan se Jan Suraksha Yojana. It is
a policy which encourages each and every Indian to avail the three insurance
policies provided by the Government, namely the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti
Bima Yojana, the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and the Atal Pension
Yojana.
A
village named Paniyala which is about 5 kilometres away from the main campus,
was surveyed by the Pragati Cell of NSS, IIT ROORKEE in
order to promote this campaign . A group of about 30 students
began their journey for the village early morning, covering the entire trip on
their bicycles.
Paniyala
was full of life and culture. Across the green fields and on the village roads
walked the residents who welcomed us with care and hospitality. The children
were very enthusiastic to meet us, some of whom dreamed of becoming IITians one
day. Even the Pradhan of Paniyala was very supportive of us and the campaign.
140
people were surveyed of which 68 were yet not aware of the Jandhan Yojna.
Hence, the volunteers sat down with these people and tried their best to
explain the benefits they would reap by being a part of these schemes. At
first, some of the villagers were a bit sceptical. However, the volunteers were
successful in clarifying most of their doubts.
The
Pragati Cell had also managed to acquire permission to set up a camp in
Paniyala in the first week of September wherein the people would be assisted in
registering for the various insurance policy schemes provided by the
Government.
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