Coverage and Budget of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

Published On 2018-07-26 04:28 GMT   |   Update On 2018-07-26 04:28 GMT
New Delhi: Through the written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed about the Coverage and Budget of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.

The minister informed that the Government is implementing Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a centrally sponsored health insurance scheme which covers BPL families (a unit of five) and 11 other defined categories namely Building & Other Construction Workers, licensed Railway porters, Street Vendors, MGNREGA workers (who have worker for more than fifteen days during preceding financial year), Beedi workers, Domestic workers, Sanitation workers, Mine workers, Rickshaw pullers, Rag pickers and Auto/Taxi drivers, who are enrolled under RSBY. They are entitled for cashless health insurance coverage of Rs. 30, 000/- per annum per family. Beneficiaries need to pay only Rs. 30/- at the time enrolment.

Senior Citizen’s Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) for Senior Citizens of age 60 years and above belonging to above said categories has also been implemented w.e.f. 01.04.2016 as top of RSBY. The health coverage is upto Rs. 30,000/- per annum per senior citizen for treatment packages, over and above RSBY entitlement.

The details of target set and achievement made during the last two years including Assam and North Earthen States is at Annexure.

There was no substantial reduction in the central share release under RSBY during the year 2016-17. The reduction in release of central share is due to decrease in number of implementing States.


















































































































RSBY scheme: Statewise Status for Financial year 2016 – 2017
S.NO.STATETOTAL TARGETTED FAMILIESNO. OF ENROLLED

FAMILIES
ACD
1ASSAM23719501421104
2BIHAR139213727028409
3CHHATTISGARH48691674146227
4GUJARAT46532372691497
5HIMACHAL PRADESH877763480588
6KARNATAKA100316636206620
7KERALA22755542060802
8MANIPUR12023770925
9MEGHALAYA479743256138
10MIZORAM243407194886
11NAGALAND518476255314
12ODISHA61584984462959
13TRIPURA768359481331
14UTTARAKHAND728216285229
15WEST BENGAL111003476290446
TOTAL5,91,17,9893,63,32,475

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






































































































RSBY scheme: Statewise Status for Financial year 2016 – 2018
S.NO.STATETOTAL TARGETTED FAMILIESNO. OF ENROLLED

FAMILIES




ASSAM23719501421104




BIHAR139213727028409




CHHATTISGARH48691674146227




GUJARAT46532372691497




HIMACHAL PRADESH877763480588




KARNATAKA100316636206620




KERALA20444172044417




MEGHALAYA529614130516




MANIPUR12023770925




MIZORAM243407194886




NAGALAND518476233328




ODISHA61584984462959




TRIPURA768359481331




WEST BENGAL111003476290446
GRAND TOTAL5820850735883253

 
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