Himachal launches health insurance for poorest families
By IANSFriday, January 8, 2010
SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Friday announced it would launch a health insurance scheme in the state for people living below poverty line (BPL) from March 1.
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal told reporters that the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna or national health insurance scheme would be launched across the state from March 1 for one year.
“The scheme would be launched in all the 12 districts. Around 2.98 lakh BPL families would be benefited. For this, we have tied up with the New India Insurance Company Ltd,” he said.
“The BPL people will get insurance cover ranging from Rs.30,000 to Rs.175,000. The entire expenditure of the premium of the insurance would be borne by the government,” the chief minister said.
The state government would fully fund the scheme and Rs.10.81 crore were likely to be spent during the current financial year, he added.
