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New Rural Life Insurance scheme to roll out before June 2026: Finance Minister

ཟླ་༡༢ 08, 2025 4 mins read
New Rural Life Insurance scheme to roll out before June 2026: Finance Minister

Growing public unease is mounting over delays to the government’s expansion of the Rural Life Insurance Scheme (RLIS), a flagship pledge to raise death benefits five-fold, from Nu 30,000 to Nu 150,000, amid an ongoing policy review with no confirmed rollout date.

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