Parliament Question: Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/03/2026 PRAVASI BHARATIYA BIMA YOJANA 2314. SHRI SANDOSH KUMAR P Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the number of policies issued under the Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana as on January 31, 2026; (b) the state-wise details of emigrant workers who are currently covered under the Yojana, as on January 31, 2026; and (c) the state-wise details of claims settled under the Yojana, as on January 31, 2026? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH) (a to c) Several measures and steps have been taken by the Government of India to ensure the well- being and protection of Indian workers overseas such as Pravasi Bhartiya Bima Yojna (PBBY). The Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (PBBY) is a mandatory insurance scheme for all Emigration Check Required (ECR) category workers going to ECR countries. The scheme provides an insurance cover of INR 10 Lakhs in case of accidental death or permanent disability and other benefits at a nominal insurance premium of INR 275/- for two years or INR 375/- for three years validity. The Scheme, initially launched in 2003, has been amended in 2006, 2008 and 2017 with the overarching objective of expanding the benefits for emigrant workers. The revised PBBY, operational w.e.f. August 1, 2017, has made settlement of claims simpler for the benefit of our workers and is aimed at ensuring expeditious settlement of claims. From 2006 up to October 2025, there are a total number of 85,36,398 beneficiaries under PBBY. Details of the number of PBBY beneficiaries covered during the last three years are at Annexure- A. The total number of claims settled till 31.10.2025 is 2,222. The state-wise data of emigrant workers who have been issued Emigration Clearances from 2021 to 2025 is at Annexure-B. 1Annexure-A Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana Years No. of Policies issued to Beneficiaries 2022-23 422650 2023-24 300233 2024-25 514525 2025-2026 273288 (upto October 2025) Total 1510696 2Annexure – B No. of Emigration Clearances granted (2021-2025) State/Destination BAH INDONESI IRAQ JORDAN KUWAIT LEBANON MALAYSI OMAN QATAR SAUDI SOUTH SUDAN THAILAN UAE GRAND ARA A A ARABIA SUDAN D TOTAL IN ANDAMAN & 1 1 2 6 2 1 26 7 46 NICOBAR ANDHRA 1778 805 42 50698 572 3156 6244 6707 6199 76201 PRADESH ARUNACHAL 7 1 9 6 23 PRADESH ASSAM 90 6 5608 2 86 346 659 6465 892 14154 BIHAR 6996 3 2365 3487 11380 191 2943 21609 37018 120266 24 108386 314668 CHANDIGARH 41 7 240 61 68 73 249 275 1014 CHHATTISGAR 15 5 1 55 7 30 54 275 127 569 H DADRA & 3 1 2 4 5 15 NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU 1 9 3 17 17 61 108 DELHI 115 35 102 726 23 53 391 527 3551 1 3 1529 7056 GOA 39 2 1 1413 2 84 90 245 233 2109 GUJARAT 511 38 48 2519 14 96 2938 3258 4185 4 4387 17998 HARYANA 144 45 39 656 15 179 232 364 2472 2010 6156 HIMACHAL 37 14 1 277 1 14 100 115 784 460 1803 PRADESH JAMMU & 54 13 3497 7 58 201 1212 13693 1 1392 20128 KASHMIR JHARKHAND 535 143 127 993 1 1647 2090 1684 8000 1 5487 20708 KARNATAKA 469 1 41 104 3806 132 2783 3816 10824 4814 26790 KERALA 2684 62 56 7059 3 462 9951 8140 43016 5022 76455 LADAKH 5 1 1 7 LAKSHADWEEP 1 1 9 1 12 MADHYA 69 7 11 1826 4 16 285 272 2220 1 672 5383 PRADESHMAHARASHTRA 741 1 53 176 4318 95 2210 5843 10289 8 7115 30849 MANIPUR 2 5 2 4 6 139 4 162 MEGHALAYA 7 1 2 28 15 53 MIZORAM 1 2 2 5 NAGALAND 5 1 2 2 6 4 20 ODISHA 2102 333 461 2253 27 414 3423 5506 5262 5 1 9138 28925 PUDUCHERY 25 350 127 136 110 556 184 1488 PUNJAB 3400 1 192 169 5916 54 488 4579 8578 9043 2668 59105 RAJASTHAN 1756 278 75 16595 43 167 7810 12787 42270 1 2 41006 122790 SIKKIM 2 4 11 10 27 TAMIL NADU 2055 1 250 181 14587 7 15133 10660 8094 31292 1 1 17599 99861 TELANGANA 3552 190 352 4152 456 5644 5051 10290 4 17781 47472 TRIPURA 109 1 2 2438 1 426 111 183 1457 417 5145 UTTAR 9249 6 1977 5516 61726 277 4350 39218 34917 316311 30 2 132176 605755 PRADESH UTTARAKHAND 192 1 37 35 1571 3 191 965 669 9621 2 1735 15022 WEST BENGAL 2662 1 1095 396 12046 29 8672 7166 11523 56996 3 31923 132512 Grand Total 3942 15 7989 11389 216751 702 36856 126199 156825 716591 75 2 18 427758 1740594 4 *****