Punjab, Uttrakhand and Bihar also to cover health insurance of poor families

It is nice to know that more and more poor families are being covered under health insurance policies being issued by state governments and Insuarnce co's.

The contracts have recently been awarded by these states;

Punjab - New India Assurance co. Ltd.
Uttrakhand - United India Insurance Co. Ltd
Bihar - Oriental India Insurance Co. Ltd

The states which have already implemented this policy are Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. According to our information these states and concerned insurance co’s have started distribution of smart cards.

Bids are expected from the following states in the coming month or so;
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Orissa
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

The states where Indian Government is giving 90% subsidy are;

All North Eastern states
Jammu & Kashmir.


Mr. Anil Swarup, director general of labour welfare in the ministry of labour and the official in charge of implementing the scheme, said: “We are still in talks with Andhra & Madhya Pradesh governments, who have not taken steps for implementation of this scheme. We understand there are issues over committing 25% towards the premium. Andhra Pradesh already has a health insurance scheme. These states will not be covered in the first year.”