The Telangana Brahmin Samkshema Parishad (TBSP) has announced its resolve to extend health insurance coverage to elderly Brahmins who cannot afford high cost of treatment.
The executive committee of the parishad said eligible Brahmins should register themselves under the scheme, paying ₹ 1,000 as their share for health insurance cover through National Insurance Corporation while the parishad would pay ₹ 3,000 as its share. The enrolled beneficiaries would be extended coverage up to ₹ 2 lakh under the scheme and the parishad would consider extending cover up to ₹ 5 lakh for treatment of long-term illnesses.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, parishad chairman K.V. Ramanachary said the parishad had so far extended assistance ranging from ₹ 7,500 to ₹ 35,000 for 252 meritorious students who secured prescribed percentage in the respective courses under the Saraswati Vidya Prasasthati scheme. A total of 68 candidates were given assistance amounting to ₹ 1.16 crore to pursue overseas education under the Vivekananda Overseas Education Scheme.
The parishad had decided to provide one-time financial assistance to students hailing from BPL families, enabling them to continue their education through fee reimbursement and a total of six applications had been approved in this regard. It was decided to provide ₹ 2,500 as honorarium to Vedic scholars above 70 years and incentives to Brahmins pursuing Vedic studies. Under the Brahmin Entrepreneurial Development Scheme of Telangana, the parishad had approved 56 applications involving an estimated ₹ 3.29 crore towards self-employment schemes. “We want to make sure that ₹ 20 crore out of the ₹ 100 crore budget allocated is spent on entrepreneurs,” Mr. Ramanachary said.
This was in addition to the requests approved for extending financial assistance to take coaching for competitive examinations including GRE/TOEFL. He wanted the district educational officers to take the initiative and spread awareness about the schemes launched by the Government for the welfare of the community.
