INSURANCE SCHEME

   

The state governments target is to bring 35 lakh families under the  Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) during 2011-12. All the eligible families were allowed to register through the Akshaya centres in the state. About 19 lakh families have registered with Akshaya.

     The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was one of the welfare schemes formulated by the Government of India under the un organized workers security Act,2008, to provide quality Medical service to those in the BPL list through hospitals in the government and private sector. The scheme was implemented in all the districts  of the state.

    As per planning Commission estimates,there are over 11 lakh  BPL families in the state, all of who are eligible for being covered under the RSBY.The state government has estimated another 10 lakh to be included in the BPL list.The state government had decided to extend the benefits of the RSBY to those 10 lakhs poor families also, meeting the entire expenditure from  its funds. The government also decided to extend the same scheme to benefit APL families. The entire premium in the latter case will have to be borne by the beneficiary. The Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS) was formulated in this context.

    The RSBY and CHIS is jointly implemented by the Labour and Health and Family Welfare Department and the Local Self Government Department. The United India Insurance company was insurance Company associated with the Scheme during the last years.

  Prof.John Kurakar