After discussion with IBA 11 option have been thrown open to retirees with a base limit of Rs 2 lacs. The tender is going to be floated shortly.
The Insurance companies are commercial venture and it is not that easy a task to give competitive quote by them with so many options
The negotiators should have kept the scheme simple, simultaneously affordable.
The Banks will have to chip in reasonably with subsidy making it uniform for all banks.
The initial introduction was attractive only to go awry later
It is unfortunate that despite the scheme being in operation for so many years ,things are in amorphous state keeping the pensioners in tenterhooks.
regards
C V Narayanan
16th Aug 2023