Ahmedabad, Dec 12 (IANS) Gujarat’s Collective Group Accident Insurance Scheme has evolved into a safety net for millions, offering timely financial relief during some of the state’s worst tragedies, government officials said on Friday.

Today, more than 4.12 crore citizens are covered under the scheme, officials added.

Over the past five years, the state has disbursed nearly Rs 293 crore to families of more than 16,000 accident victims.

From the Ahmedabad aircraft crash and the Harni accident in Vadodara to the Morbi bridge collapse, Rajkot gaming zone fire and the Takshashila blaze, compensation has been delivered swiftly — often within days — ensuring that families are not left to navigate shock and financial loss alone.

This unified scheme was introduced after the state government co

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