Public sector general insurer, New India Assurance, has launched an exclusive health insurance cover, New India Asha Kiran, for a family with girl children.

The family floater health insurance, gives a 50 per cent discount for the girl child. It also provides a personal accident cover for parents and on occurrence of any accident to parents; the sum insured would be placed as a fixed deposit in the names of the girl children.

The ASHA KIRAN policy has daily cash benefit on hospitalization, critical care benefit up to 10 per cent sum insured and emergency ambulance charges.

“We have launched the plan for families having girl children and kept premium at reasonable rates,” said G Srinivasan, Chairman and Managing Director, New India Assurance.

The general insurer has also tied up with Bhartiya Mahila Bank and is offering three health insurance policies for the bank’s customers.

deepa.nair@thehindu.co.in