Kannur University has introduced accident insurance coverage for students for the first time in its history by implementing a scheme with an annual premium of ₹60 per student.
A total of 17,343 students from Kannur, Kasaragod and Wayanad districts enrolled from 2025 onwards will be covered under the scheme.
More than 70% of the beneficiaries are girls. Students from around 125 colleges affiliated to the university will come under the coverage.
The university is implementing the ₹5 lakh insurance policy in association with National Insurance Company.
The policy documents will be handed over at a function to be held at the university campus at Thavakkara on Friday morning. Vice Chancellor Prof K K Saju will inaugurate the programme. Following the inauguration, principals and campus directors of various colleges will be briefed on the implementation and features of the insurance scheme.
Published – May 21, 2026 10:34 am IST
