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BSJIS

Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme
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What this is

The Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme, 2014, is launched by the Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Bihar. It aims to provide financial benefits & facilities under a group mediclaim & personal accident insurance scheme to working media representatives in the state of Bihar

In detail

The "Bihar State Journalist Insurance Scheme, 2014" was launched by the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Bihar. The scheme aims to provide financial benefits of ₹5,00,000/- & facilities under a group mediclaim & personal accident insurance scheme to working media representatives. Under this scheme, spouse and two dependent children of the media representative will be included in this Insurance Scheme.

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> Insurance Period:

This insurance is valid for one year with provisions for annual renewal.

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Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a journalist/media representative.
  • Independent journalists must hold a valid press accreditation card.
  • The applicant should have a minimum of 5 years of work experience in journalism.
  • The media representative's age is between 21-70 years.
  • The media representative should be residing and working in Bihar.
  • The media representative educational qualification should be matriculation or equivalent for the insurance.
  • The media representative should cover 50% of news or comments in journalists from newspapers, magazines, news agencies, electronic media, and independent journalists with valid press accreditation.
  • The media representative's spouse and two dependent children are included in this Insurance Scheme.
  • The media representative's son's age is up to 23 years (or 25 if studying any bonafide institutions), and the daughter will be covered until marriage.
  • A media representative affiliated with a private news channel must ensure that the channel's telecast reaches at least 20 districts in the state.

What you get

  • Personal accident insurance coverage up to ₹5,00,000/-
  • Medical expense coverage up to ₹5,00,000/- for the insured and their dependents.

NOTE: Media representatives contribute 20% of the premium, while the remaining 80% is covered by the government.

Who is excluded

The maternity related cases are not covered under mediclaim policy of this insurance scheme.

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Eligibility published here1089 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name300 characters
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schemeNameBihar State Journalist Insurance SchememyScheme &middot; 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme &middot; 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme &middot; 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme