Prabha Khaitan Foundation presents The Write Circle initiative that brings together authors, conversationalists and people together to focus on rejoicing literature.
The Write Circle brings the special virtual conversation with Ruskin Bond with Bangalore- based best known writers for children Roopa Pai. who has written over 25 books ranging from picture books, fiction, non-fiction, popular science, maths, history, Indian philosophy, and most recently medicine.
Ruskin Bond who is known for his first novel, The Room on the Roof, which was written when he was seventeen, received the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. Since then he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas and more than forty books for children.
Prabha Khaitan Foundation is dedicated to all round development of social, cultural, welfare and humanitarian aspects of Indian society. It is a non-profit trust founded by Late Dr Prabha Khaitan – an eminent litterateur, philanthropist, social worker, and industrialist. Based in Kolkata, the organization promotes art, culture and literature of India and is engaged in many welfare activities with its associates for children, women and the elderly. The organization collaborates with caregivers, committed individuals and like-minded institutions to implement various cultural, educational, literary and social welfare projects in the country. The objective of the foundation is to create an enabling structure and promote networking so that communities engage with each other to build up positive self-esteem, inspire creativity and promote culture & knowledge.
ಕೋಲಾರ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವಿವಿಧ ರೀತಿಯ ಪರಿಹಾರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪ್ರವಾಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಪಂಚಾಯಿತಗಳು ಬಂದ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದವು, ತಳಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ಸಮಸ್ಯ ಬಗೆ ಹರೆಯಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜನ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳು ಸೇವಕರಂತೆ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ಕೇವಲ ಮಂತ್ರಿಮಂಡಲದ ಆದೇಶಗಳಿಂದ ಕೆಲ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಜನರ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಬಗೆಹರಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ, ಸಧ್ಯ ನಗರಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕರೋಣ, ಬ್ಲ್ಯಾಕ್, ವೈಟ್, ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಫಂಗಸ್ ತಾಂಡವವಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಗ್ರಾಮ ಪಂಚಾಯತಿ ಸದಸ್ಯರು, ಪಧಾದಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ನೆರಿವಿಗೆ ಬರಬೇಕೆಂದು ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ.
–ಶಿವರಾಮ್ ಕೆ.ವಿ. ಮಹಾ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ. ಸಮಾಜವಾದಿ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ
Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance launches Vision LifeIncome Plus, a plan to suit customer’s money needs at all life stages
A customizable savings plan offering regular income and additional bonus
Mumbai, May 2021: Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance (ABSLI), the life insurance subsidiary of Aditya Birla Capital Limited (ABCL), announced the launch of a hyper-flexible savings plan – ABSLI Vision LifeIncome Plus Plan that provides guaranteed regular income plus flexible bonus pay outs.
This non-linked participating individual plan has been designed to offer various plan options which can be tailor-made to perfectly suit customers’ unique financial needs across different life-stages. This savings plan provides a customer with the comfort of a guaranteed regular income for up to 30 years to help them achieve their evolving life goals while reaping the benefits of a comprehensive life insurance cover. Additionally, the plan also brings an upside through completely flexible bonus pay-outs which can be accumulated for wealth creation or withdrawn at the customer’s convenience for an instant access to their money.
ABSLI Vision LifeIncome Plus Plan offers tax-free guaranteed additional income for life, besides providing the benefit of liquidity or cash in hand whenever one requires funds.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Kamlesh Rao, MD & CEO , Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, said, “Amid the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, ups and downs in the economy and the markets, saving sufficiently for the future —tomorrow or three decades from now — has become extremely crucial. Individuals today need plans which can be personalized to fit their unique needs at different life stages and can assure complete security of future financial goals. ABSLI Vision LifeIncome Plus Plan will cater to this immediate need of customers by maximizing their income and minimizing risk. This holistic solution will not only help individuals meet their short and long-term financial requirements, do legacy planning but will also offer bonus income to further increase wealth or build contingency fund.”
ABSLI Vision LifeIncome Plus Plan offers the following benefits, thereby providing enough flexibility to customize the product as per customer’s requirements:
• Choice of 3 Benefit options: Flexibility to choose amongst three Benefit Options i.e. Short-Term Income, Long Term Income and Whole Life Income (Till Age 100 or Till Age 85) to cater to customers’ needs across all life stages.
o Short Term Income – Guaranteed Monthly Income Payable for 10 years + Bonuses This can be an ideal solution for salaried individuals below 45 years, who can plan for secured income or early retirement. o Long Term Income – Guaranteed Annual Income Payable for 20, 25, 30 years + Bonuses. This can help individuals cater to specific milestones and build legacy. o Whole Life Income – Guaranteed Annual Income Payable for till Age 85 or Age 100 + Bonuses. This is an ideal plan for retirement and legacy planning.
• Guaranteed Regular Income: A regular flow of guaranteed income for the customers’ chosen Benefit Pay-out Period to safeguard their savings
• Flexible Bonus Payouts: Bonus declared in the form of ‘Paid Up Additions’, that can be accrued to build a wealth corpus or a contingency fund. The ‘Paid Up Additions’ can also be availed as cash pay-outs from first policy year onwards for instant liquidity needs. The plan shall also come with the additional flexibility to partially/fully withdraw the accrued Paid Up Additions anytime during the Policy Term.
• Comprehensive Life Cover: The plan offers life insurance cover until age 100 years. This plan shall offer a lump-sum benefit to the nominee, in case of unfortunate death of the life insured anytime during the Policy Term. Additionally, on opting for the Short Term Income option, this customizable plan will offer an inbuilt policy continuance benefit, which shall waive off remaining premiums in case of the unfortunate death of the life insured and thereby safeguard the customer’s family’s future in his/her absence.
• Customizable Benefits: Option to hyper-personalize this comprehensive plan by enhancing it with riders to suit customer’s requirements at a nominal cost.
ಈಗಿನ ಕರೋನ ಮಹಾಮಾರಿಯಿಂದ ಕೂಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕರು, ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗದವರು, ಸಣ್ಣ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿಗಳು,ಸಂಕಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ದಿನ ನಿತ್ಯದ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹರಸಾಹಸ ಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಕರೋನ ಮಹಮಾರಿಯಂತೆ ದಿನ ನಿತ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ದುಬಾರಿಯಾಗಿರುವುದು ಬೆಲೆ ಏರಿಕೆಯೆ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಮಹಮ್ಮಾರಿ ಎಂದರೆ ತಪ್ಪಿಲ್ಲ.
ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಆದಾಯ ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಾಣದಾಗಿದೆ. ರೇಷನ್ ಅಂಗಡಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇವಲ ಅಕ್ಕಿ, ಗೋಧಿ ಕೆಲವುಕಡೆ ರಾಗಿಯೂ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಸಂತೋಷದ ವಿಷಯವೆ. ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ಕೇವಲ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡುವ ಆಹಾರ ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳು ಕುಟುಂಬದ ನಿರ್ವಹಣೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ಬಡವರ ಗೋಗೆರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಾಗಾಗಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅಡುಗೆ ಅನಿಲ ಮತ್ತು ಅಡಿಗೆ ಎಣ್ಣಿಯ ಮೇಲಿ ದರವನ್ನು ತಕ್ಷಣದಿಂದಲೇ 50% ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿ ಕೊಡಬೆಕೆಂದು ಸಮಾಜವಾದಿ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಲಹೆ ನೀಡಿ ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಜನರ ಪರವಾಗಿ ದ್ವನಿಗೂಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ.
-ಶಿವರಾಮ್ ಕೆ.ವಿ. ಮಹಾ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಸಮಾಜವಾದಿ ಪಕ್ಷ.
~Bengaluru based Urban Primary Health Centre received specialized Godrej Vaccine Refrigerator to safely store covid-19 vaccines.
Bengaluru, 20th May 2021: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced recently that its business, Godrej Appliances, one of India’s leading consumer durables company, has donated a specialized 99-litre vaccine refrigerator to Urban Primary Health Centre, BBMP West Zone, Bengaluru to strengthen their preparedness towards tackling the Covid immunization drive.
Godrej has been partnering the ongoing Covid vaccination drive by the government, with its made in India, advanced cold storage solutions for vaccines and life-saving supplies.
The advanced 99 litre Godrej vaccine refrigerator was recently handed over by representative of Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd to Dr. Sujatha S Hiremath, Medical Officer, Urban Primary Health Centre, BBMP West Zone, Bengaluru in a formal ceremony.
This was part of the Godrej & Boyce’s COVID Outreach initiative, under which the brand is donating 40 units of advanced medical refrigerators to various hospitals and public health centres pan India. Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the diversified Godrej group, is widely known for its commitment towards nation building and society.
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