Shimla: A health insurance cover scheme for below poverty families (BPL) that was made operational throughout the state only in April has already brought free cover to over 81 % of such families after being issued biometric smart cards and as many as 644 had already availed benefits of free treatments under the scheme, Rajiv Bindal, the health minister told reporters here today.
He said that of the 261,644 BPL families to be provided the health cover, 212,108 (81.07%) had been issued smart cards in 11 of the 12 districts within the state. Due to cold conditions, the scheme had not become operational in Lahaul & Spiti and would be started soon, he added.
The minister claimed that Himachal was among the best states in the country to have rolled out this scheme and bring maximum number of poorest of the poor under a health cover.
Under the scheme, a general health cover of Rs 30,000 per head is provided for which the premium is shared in the ratio of 75:25 between the centre and the state, the minister said. Besides this, the state has gone a step ahead and included Rs 1 lakh worth of critical care insurance for specified diseases for which the premium is being paid by the state only, he added.Read Full Story
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