Madurai bull tamers get ₹2 lakh insurance cover at ₹12 premium
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Madurai:14.01.2019
The Madurai district administration on Sunday announced a compulsory insurance scheme for bull tamers while participating in jallikattu events this year.
The participants have been instructed to mandatorily apply for insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) scheme on Monday, for which a premium of ₹12 would be charged. The risk coverage is ₹2 lakh for accidental death.
Collector S Natarajan told TOI that the district administration introduced the initiative so that the jallikattu participants would not have to undergo too much stress or tension before taking part in the event. “By insuring, they could compete in jallikattu with a free mind,” he said. The administration had made inquiries and found that many bull tamers did not have any insurance cover.
The participants have been told that they could take part in a jallikattu event in Madurai district this year only if after submitting their applications for the insurance. The amount could be claimed by a bull tamer’s family in case of death in any jallikattu event held across the state.
Bull tamers welcome move
The participants have been asked to visit nearby banks on Monday and fill up forms to avail themselves of the scheme. In case of a bull tamer did not have a bank account, an account could be opened on the spot. The insurance would be valid for one year and could to be renewed.
Bull tamers welcomed the initiative, but said it would have been more convenient for them had this been announced earlier since jallikattu season in the district is set to begin on Tuesday.
The collector also announced that the Avaniyapuram jallikattu would be extended by up to an hour and would be held from 8am to 4pm. It was initially announced that it would be till 3pm.
Registration of bulls for the Avaniyapuram jallikattu, scheduled for January 15, and Palamedu jallikattu, scheduled for January 16, was held on Sunday. A total of 691 bulls were registered for the Avaniyapuram jallikattu. The number of bulls registered for the Palamedu jallikattu is yet to be ascertained.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:14.01.2019
The Madurai district administration on Sunday announced a compulsory insurance scheme for bull tamers while participating in jallikattu events this year.
The participants have been instructed to mandatorily apply for insurance under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) scheme on Monday, for which a premium of ₹12 would be charged. The risk coverage is ₹2 lakh for accidental death.
Collector S Natarajan told TOI that the district administration introduced the initiative so that the jallikattu participants would not have to undergo too much stress or tension before taking part in the event. “By insuring, they could compete in jallikattu with a free mind,” he said. The administration had made inquiries and found that many bull tamers did not have any insurance cover.
The participants have been told that they could take part in a jallikattu event in Madurai district this year only if after submitting their applications for the insurance. The amount could be claimed by a bull tamer’s family in case of death in any jallikattu event held across the state.
Bull tamers welcome move
The participants have been asked to visit nearby banks on Monday and fill up forms to avail themselves of the scheme. In case of a bull tamer did not have a bank account, an account could be opened on the spot. The insurance would be valid for one year and could to be renewed.
Bull tamers welcomed the initiative, but said it would have been more convenient for them had this been announced earlier since jallikattu season in the district is set to begin on Tuesday.
The collector also announced that the Avaniyapuram jallikattu would be extended by up to an hour and would be held from 8am to 4pm. It was initially announced that it would be till 3pm.
Registration of bulls for the Avaniyapuram jallikattu, scheduled for January 15, and Palamedu jallikattu, scheduled for January 16, was held on Sunday. A total of 691 bulls were registered for the Avaniyapuram jallikattu. The number of bulls registered for the Palamedu jallikattu is yet to be ascertained.
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