LIC Jeevan Tarun Plan

There many individuals who are worried about their child’s future. The educational expenses are quite high these days, so many parents start saving from today. So, if you want to accumulate funds for your child’s further education, here is the best plan for you known as the LIC Jeevan Tarun Plan. In this plan, you will enjoy survival and maturity benefits as well. There are four options available in this plan according to which you can decide the percentage of survival and death benefits. You can enjoy the benefit once your child reaches the age of 20 years and it will continue until the age of 24 years. Once your child attains the age of 25, the company will give you maturity benefits. So, let’s explore this plan in detail.

LIC Jeevan Tarun Plan Eligibility Criteria

Key Features of Jeevan Tarun Plan

1. Your child will get survival payments from the age of 20 to 24 years.
2. The company will give the maturity benefit once your child reaches the age of 25 years.
3. 90 Days is the minimum age for entering into this policy.
4. 12 years is the maximum age of entering into this insurance plan.
5. There are four options available in this plan.
6. Flexibility of Choosing the Sum Assured and the Policy Term.
7. The company gives you a grace period of 30 days if you fail to pay the premium on time.
8. Enjoy tax benefits

Options Available in the Jeevan Tarun Plan

There are four options available in this insurance policy in which you have to decide the percentage of survival benefits and maturity benefits that you want to receive once your child is 20 years old.

Benefits of Jeevan Tarun Plan

Now it is time to explore some of the exclusive benefits of this plan and see how it will help you accumulate funds for your child.

Rebates on Premium

You can save some extra bucks on the premium amount if you choose a high Sum Assured or pay the premium at yearly or half-yearly intervals. Check the rate of rebates available in the table given below.

Death Benefits

If the insured dies, the nominee is entitled to receive the death benefit, and the payout depends on the following conditions.

1. If the insured dies before the risk commencement date, the company will return the premium amount.
2. If the insured dies after the risk commencement date, the company will pay the Sum Assured on death, Simple Revisionary Bonuses, and Final Additional Bonus to the nominee.

The value of the Death Benefit will be the higher of the following:-

1. 125% of the Sum Assured
2. 7 times the annualized premium

However,  the death benefit will never be less than 105% of the total premiums paid up to the time of death.

Option to Take Death Benefits in Instalments

The Life Insurance Corporation of India gives the option to take the death benefit in installments, and you are free to choose the time span of 5 years, 10 years, and 15 years. It is not mandatory that you should take the death benefits as a lump sum. Here are the different minimum amounts for different payment modes.

1. Monthly INR 5000
2. Quarterly INR 15000
3. Half-Yearly INR 25000
4. Yearly INR 50000

Maturity Benefits

If the insured successfully survives the policy term, he is entitled to receive the following:-

1. Sum Assured on Maturity
2. Simple Revisionary Bonuses and Final Additional Bonus

Option for the Maturity benefit when your child has attained the age of 25 years.

1. 100% of the Sum Assured is given in Option 1.
2. 75% of the Sum Assured is given in Option 2.
3. 50% of the Sum Assured is given in Option 3.
4. 25% of the Sum Assured is given in Option 4.

Survival Benefits

The company gives you the option to receive the survival benefit once your child reaches the age of 20 years. There is a certain percentage of the survival benefit that you will have to decide at the time of inception of the policy. The survival benefits will be given for 5 years from the age of 20 years.

1. 5% of the Sum Assured for 5 years.
2. 10% of the Sum Assured for 5 years.
3. 15% of the Sum Assured for 5 years.

Various Modes for Paying the Premium

The company gives you the freedom to decide the premium paying frequency at the time of policy inception. The options available are as follows:-

1. Yearly
2. Half-Yearly
3. Quarterly
4. Monthly

Use the NACH facility to get the premium payment deducted automatically from your account.

Grace Period

You will also get a grace period for paying the premium if you miss any premium on the due date.

1. 30 Days of grace period is given if you are paying the premium yearly, monthly or quarterly
2. 15 Days of grace period is given if you are paying the premium monthly.

Revival Benefit

If you haven’t paid the premium of the LIC Jeevan Tarun Plan within the grace period, your policy will lapse. You can revive the policy within 5 consecutive years from the date of the unpaid premium but only on the following conditions:-

1. You will have to pay all the premiums due.
2. Interest will be also payable to revive the lapsed policy.

Paid-up Benefits

If you discontinue paying the premium after doing so regularly for 2 years, you are entitled to take the paid-up benefits. In the paid-up benefits, your death benefits and the maturity benefits will be reduced. You will receive these reduced benefits at the time of death or maturity.

Surrender Benefits

You can surrender this policy in case of an emergency and take the surrender value. But you’ll get the surrender benefits only if you have paid all the premiums for 2 years without fail. You will get the highest of the following:-

1. Guaranteed Surrender Value
2. Special Surrender Value

Loan Against Policy

You can take a loan against the LIC Jeevan Tarun Plan from the company if you don’t want to surrender it. But you are allowed to take a loan against the policy only if your policy has acquired a surrender value. The company will charge the applicable interest on the loan borrowed against the policy.

Free Look Period

You will get a free look period of 15 days in this plan, which means you can return the policy within 15 days if you don’t find it interesting. In case you have purchased the policy online, you will get a free look period of 30 days.

Add-on Benefits

You can cover some extra risks related to your life by adding riders to this plan. The only rider that can be added to this plan is given below.

• Premium Waiver Benefit Rider