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Indian Railways and SBI Sign MOU for Railway Employees' Insurance

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The Indian Railways and the State Bank of India (SBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide insurance coverage to railway employees who hold salary accounts with SBI. The agreement grants insurance protection of up to Rs one crore in the event of accidental death, both on and off duty, without any premium payment. Currently, around seven lakh railway employees have their accounts with SBI.

Key Takeaways:

  • The MOU provides insurance coverage of up to Rs one crore for accidental death, both on and off duty, without any premium payment.
  • The agreement applies to railway employees who hold salary accounts with SBI, with around seven lakh accounts currently held by railway employees.
  • Railway employees are also entitled to additional benefits, including access to personal, home, car, and education loans at attractive interest rates, with 50-100% off on processing fees.
  • Other benefits include up to 50% discount on annual locker rental charges, zero balance requirement, and free unlimited ATM transactions, including across any bank's ATM network.
  • The proposed arrangement is purely voluntary and railway administration will continue to enter similar/more attractive schemes with other banks.
  • Railway employees are already covered under the Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS), but the insurance coverage under CGEGIS is limited to Rs 30,000 for Group C employees, Rs 60,000 for Group B employees, and Rs 1.20 lakhs for Group A employees.

Statistics:

  • Around seven lakh railway employees have their accounts with SBI.
  • The insurance coverage under CGEGIS for Group C employees is Rs 30,000.
  • The insurance coverage under CGEGIS for Group B employees is Rs 60,000.
  • The insurance coverage under CGEGIS for Group A employees is Rs 1.20 lakh.

Sources:

  • Press release by State Bank of India, cited in Pioneer, "SBI, Railways ink pact for salary account holders".
  • Central Government Employees Group Insurance Scheme (CGEGIS), cited in the Press release by State Bank of India.
  • Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Pioneer.

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