How I Think We Can Help I believe the first step is education. Workers need to understand why these schemes are important and how they can benefit their families. Whenever I talk to factory workers about Project Suraksha, I try to keep it simple. I explain how enrolling in just Read more…
I’ve always believed that the people who work hard to build something deserve a solid safety net. Factory workers are at the heart of our industries, yet so many of them lack basic financial security. This reality struck me when I learned about Project Suraksha, a social initiative that helps Read more…
Week ending April 22nd Past 3 months, the health coverage discussions took a backseat unfortunately due to some pre-occupation at my end. Gladly, I was able to get the hospicash discussion back on track after a bit of persuasion with the relevant stakeholders. After stitching a Group Hospicash Policy from Read more…
As per last month, the major aim was to cement our expansion of product offerings to include health insurance. I had a discussion with Care Health Insurance, and their suggestion of “hospicash policy” seemed to be a perfect fit for Project Suraksha based on the current circumstances. This month, the Read more…
Over the past few weeks, I have been highly engrossed with school work and an international cricket tournament, leading me to prioritise them at the moment. Due to this, I had not been able to tend to the expansion plans of Project Suraksha. However, now that my schedule has been Read more…
Week ending 17th September Reflecting on the project, I came to the realization that health insurance is another crucial aspect of an individual’s financial stability. With this in mind, I have begun exploring the possibility of incorporating health insurance into our offerings. My current focus is on conducting secondary research Read more…
Saturday’s Camp After a brief pause, the Saturday enrollment drives resumed. Myself and the bank managers and officials took a short break, and then returned to recommence enrolling and providing financial security to many. However, the turnout at Saturday’s drive was low. Despite previous marketing efforts, such as dual-language posters Read more…
Joint Secy. Meeting, 28th August After the successful enrollment of 31 domestic workers, I approached Mr. Saurabh Mishra, the Joint Secretary of Insurance and Pensions in the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India, to present them with their enrollment certificates. This was driven by two factors. Firstly, the Read more…
Week ending 14th August Tasks Accomplished Key Learnings Last Mile Logistics Issues – To finalize the documentation, I had to work with the local bank and Common Service Correspondents (CSC). During the second meeting, I saw high demand for enrolment, but it became evident that the supply couldn’t keep up. Read more…
Tasks Accomplished and Key Learnings Building upon the success of last week’s enrollment meeting, today’s goal was to ensure that the workers from the previous meeting have completed all necessary accounts and enrollments in the Project Suraksha schemes, as well as onboarding new potential household workers. The impact of the Read more…