The Tamil Nadu government signed a MoU with seven banks that have agreed to provide various insurance covers and concessions free of cost to State government employees.
The MoUs signed with SBI, Indian Overseas Bank, Indian Bank, Canara Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, and Union Bank of India.
The provisions of the memoranda are
A personal accident insurance cover of ₹1 crore, in case of accidental death or permanent disability,
Assistance of ₹5 lakh for marriage expenses of daughters of a government employee deceased in an accident,
Higher education assistance of up to ₹10 lakh would be provided by banks to up to two daughters of a government employee deceased in an accident,
Term life insurance covers ₹10 lakh in the event of natural death during service.