The four Public Sector General Insurance Companies have opened 1849 offices in towns with population of 10,000 or more to serve peri-urban and rural areas. This information was given by the Union Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram while presenting the Interim Budget 2014-15 in the Lok Sabha today. He said that Life Insurance Corporation have opened 1252 offices in towns with a population of 10,000 or more to serve peri-urban and rural areas. The Public Sector General Insurance Companies are moving steadily to achieve the goals set for them.

Public sector insurance outreach expands to increase rural and peri urban accessibility through new offices across towns. Public sector general insurance companies have opened 1849 offices in towns with populations of 10,000 or more to serve peri urban and rural areas, and Life Insurance Corporation has opened 1252 similar offices, reflecting coordinated branch network development to improve insurance accessibility in smaller towns.