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2,158 artistes receive postal accident insurance in single day
Mangaluru: During the Yakshadhruva Patla Decennial Celebration 2025, held under the auspices of the Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust at Adyar Garden on Sunday, 2,158 artistes from Yakshagana, theatre, Daivaradhane, and achievers in kambala were provided with postal accident insurance, ensuring coverage of Rs 10 lakh each for their families.
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The insurance premium was sponsored by the Patla Foundation, and around 150 staff members from the Mangaluru postal division conducted the event with great discipline and coordination, stated a release from the Mangaluru Postal Division.
For the past three years, the department of posts actively participated in the public service of Yaksha Sambhrama, and this year it set a new record by providing this facility to 2,158 artistes in a single day.
A special feature was that all these artistes received their policy bonds printed on-site. This postal accident insurance is a service offered by the Indian postal department, India Post Payments Bank, and Reliance Insurance Company.
For an annual premium of just Rs 550, it provides coverage of Rs 10 lakh, along with benefits like inpatient/outpatient treatment and reimbursement of educational expenses.
This year, the Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust sponsored this facility for artistes at a cost of approximately Rs 11.9 lakh.
The Patla Foundation organised several schemes for the welfare of artistrs, and the postal accident insurance scheme was widely appreciated. For the third consecutive year, the responsibility of conducting this initiative was entrusted to the fepartment by the yrust's gounder President, Patla Satish Shetty.
He was honoured by denior duperintendent M Sudhakar Mallya on behalf of the Mangaluru postal division.
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From the policies issued last year, Rs 2.8 lakh was distributed as compensation for outpatient/inpatient treatment to nine artistes. Claims for compensation of Rs 10 lakh are in process for the families of three artistes who died in accidents, the release added.
