India Post Office new Insurance Scheme: Pay Rs 399 gets Rs 10 lakh

India Post introduced a new Insurance Scheme for citizens that not only provides postal delivery services but is a go-to medium for many when it comes to banking services, especially in the rural areas. India Post Office new Insurance Scheme: Pay Rs 399 gets Rs 10 lakh.

India Post has a huge network across the country. Now, in order to protect its customers from eventualities like accidental death or disability, the India Post Payments Bank has come out with an accidental insurance policy for just Rs 399 and Rs 299. While the premium plan is offered to IPPB customers for Rs 399, the basic plan costs Rs 299 for a year.  The IPPB customers aged between 18-65 years can avail the benefits of these two policies for one year by paying the required premium.

India Post’s Rs 399 Premium Insurance Plan

The Rs 399 premium plan offers you a cover for a year. It promises to give you Rs 10 lakhs in case of accidental death or permanent total disability, permanent partial disability and accidental dismemberment and paralysis. One can also claim accidental medical expenses in IPD up to Rs 60,000 and Rs 30,000 in case of accidental medical expenses in OPD.  If you are hospitalized, you will be getting Rs 1000 per day for ten days.

Key Benefits of the Post Office Rs 399 Insurance plan

Accidental Death: It covers Death due to an accident within 365 days of the accident date. Coverage limit is 100% of Sum Insured.

– Accidental Dismemberment and Paralysis: It covers Dismemberment which is permanent in nature & occurs within 365 days of the accident Date. Paralysis is the loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, as a result of an Injury.

– Education Benefit: Entire sum insured is payable in case of accidental death / permanent total disability. Benefit payable for an eligible child who is a full time student in any Institution.

– Permanent Total Disability: It covers Total Disability which is permanent in nature & occurs within 365 days of the accident Date. Coverage limit is 100% of Sum Insured.

– Permanent Partial Disability: It covers Partial Disability which is permanent in nature & occurs within 365 days of the accident Date. Coverage limit is as per % specified in the policy document.

However, the Post Office Accident Insurance policy doesn’t cover suicide, military services or operations, war, illegal act, bacterial infection, disease, AIDS, or dangerous sports to name a few exceptions.

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India Post’s Rs 299 Basic Insurance Plan

As part of its Rs 299 basic insurance plan, IPPB is offering coverage of Rs 10 lakhs in the case of accidental death or permanent total disability, permanent partial disability and accidental dismemberment and paralysis. However, this policy doesn’t offer benefits like Education Benefit, In-Hospital Daily Cash, Family Transportation Benefits and Last Rites Benefit as offered under the premium Rs 399 plan. The Rs 299 plan, however, offers Rs 60,000 in case of accidental medical expenses in IPD and Rs 30,000 in case of accidental medical expenses in OPD.