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Insurance: Kerala Govt extends GPAIS for one year

By  CL Jose November 21, 2019
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala Government has renewed the Group Personal Accident Insurance   Scheme (GPAIS) for a period of one year with effect from January 1, 2020. GPAIS subscription for the year 2020 will have to be deducted from the salary of November 2019, according to a circular issued by the Finance Department. One-time annual premium of for different departments will be Rs850+GST for employees of KSEB, Rs 600+GST for employees of KSRTC and Rs 500 for State Government employees and employees of Aided Institutions, Universities, Co-operative Institutions, Autonomous Bodies, and all other Public Sector Undertakings. “All drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) authenticated to draw and disburse salary of employees should deduct the premium from the salary of all categories of employees included in the scheme for the month of November 2019 payable in December 2019,” the circular added.  
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Editor at Business Benchmark News

Have been in the financial media since the early 90s, starting with Financiall Express in Mumbai. Worked in Mumbai editions of Business Standard and Observer of Business and Politics. I spent most of my journalistic career in the GCC - Saudi Arabia, Oman and UAE with various business newspapers, mostly covering banking and finance.