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Bharat Connect adds Postal Life Insurance for digital premium payments through NBBL
On 21 April 2026, NBBL onboarded Postal Life Insurance on Bharat Connect for digital premium payments.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 21 April 2026, NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL) integrated Postal Life Insurance (PLI) as a biller on Bharat Connect to enable digital premium payments for more than 1.25 crore policyholders.
Key specifics
- PLI and RPLI premium renewal payments can now be made digitally and offline.
- The Department of Posts handles about 2.5 lakh transactions daily across 1.25 crore active policies.
- The insurance category on Bharat Connect now has 65 integrated billers.
- The wider Bharat Connect ecosystem has over 22,640 billers across 29 categories.
- PLI was introduced on 1 February 1884 and is India’s oldest life insurer.
Exam lens
Question type: Government schemes and digital payments, PLI, RPLI, Bharat Connect, 1.25 crore policyholders, 1884, 29 categories. TNPSC may ask the oldest life insurer in India and the platform used for premium payment.