Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched Chandranna Bima Yojana in Vijayawada. The Yojna launched on the occasion of May Day is an insurance scheme for the working class people. The state government scheme will cover about 1.5 crore workers in the state. Under the scheme, any insured worker who meets an accidental death and permanent disability will be paid 5 lakh rupees. That worker who suffers partial disability will be paid a sum of 3 lakh rupees.

The Chief Minister asked officials to conduct enumeration and enroll all the eligible workers under the scheme. He said the government would earmark 132 crore rupees for its implementation.

Did You Know?

• Nara Chandrababu Naidu (born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He is also the President of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
• Naidu became the state’s youngest assembly member and youngest minister at 28 and served the longest term as Chief Minister of the state from 1995 to 2004.
• He unleashed a series of reforms after taking over the reins of state.
• Naidu emphasized the use of information technology (IT) and was instrumental in making Hyderabad one of the IT hubs in India which earned praise from global leaders and media for his public policies and approach to governance.
• He has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the Millennium from India Today, Business Person of the Year by The Economic Times, South Asian of the Year from Time Asia and membership in the World Economic Forum’s Dream Cabinet.