Professional Degree Holders are now Eligible for Benefits of Postal Life Insurance (PLI) | All types of Degree / Diploma /Post-Graduate Diploma holders in professional courses are eligible for PLI
Eligibility of clientele base of PLI under ‘Professionals’ category-reg
The clientele base of: PLI was extended to cover employees of private educational institutions affiliated to recognized boards of Secondary / Senior Secondary education, Professionals and employees of companies listed with NSE/BSE in September 2017.
2. In this connection, suggestions have been received from Circles to extend the benefits of PLI to different categories of professionals. The suggestions have been examined in PLI Directorate and it has been decided that following categories of professionals are eligible for benefits of PLI policy:
(i) All types of Degree / Diploma /Post-Graduate Diploma holders in professional courses such as management, computer application, software development, agriculture, horticulture, journalism, mass communication, hospital administration, pharmacy, dental and veterinary courses, hotel management and catering technology, tourism and travel management, tourism administration, fine arts, fashion design, interior design, web design, gem, jewelry and diamond design, textile design, leather design, sports science and technology, pilot, visual communication, nutrition, physiotherapy, audiology, speech therapy, optometry, fisheries, home science, food production, JBT, DIET, B.Ed, M.Ed etc.
Such degree/diploma should be from a Central/State Government recognized institution.
(ii) Journalist and employees of print, electronic and digital media companies.
(iii) Lawyers and employees of State Bar Councils.
(iv) Regular employees working in Endowment Department of temples and religious places.
(v) Nurses, para-medical staff, technicians and regular employees of private and
government hospitals.