Posted On:
08 MAR 2019 4:08PM by PIB Delhi
The
Government has set-up a five member committee to examine the issues
related to framing of a proper, structured scheme for providing of
insurance cover to the advocates and also suggest modalities for the
implementation of such scheme. Union Minister for Law & Justice has
set-up the committer under the chairmanship of Secretary Legal Affairs.
Other members of the committee will include a senior representative from
the Department of Financial Services and representative of Department
of legal affairs. The committee will also have one representative each
from Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils.
In
an order to this effect, Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad has directed that the
committee shall recommend a comprehensive insurance scheme for the
welfare of the advocated all over India to address concerns relating to
untimely death and medical insurance. It states that committee should
submit its reports within three months and if the need be the committee
may take opinion from all stakeholders including the representatives of
the insurance companies to devise the proposed scheme. The committee
shall also suggest the modalities of administration of the insurance
scheme under a high powered body with adequate representatives of all
stakeholders.
Earlier
this month a delegation of lawyers led, among others by Shri Manan
Mishra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and which included
Members of Bar Council of India and office bearers of various Advocates
Associations met the Union Law Minister, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad in
connection with their concerns and demands. Union Minister had promised
the delegation that the union government would seriously consider
setting up of a structured scheme providing the security of insurance
cover needs to address problem of untimely death and medical insurance
cover. He said the scheme may include assistance from central and state
governments as also involvement of State Bar Councils and in the
representatives operating lawyer’s welfare fund.
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(Release ID: 1568244)
Source: Press Information Bureau (PIB)
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