Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Increasing the Insurance Cover Under RSBY
Posted On:
19 DEC 2017 3:22PM by PIB Delhi
Health being a State subject, States can take a decision to implement their own Health Insurance Scheme or Government of India’s Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), or both. Currently 14 states namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura and West Bengal are implementing RSBY.
The State-wise list containing total number of beneficiaries under RSBY in the last three years including current year is given below:
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RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for last three years including current year
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S.No.
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State
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No. of Enrolled Families under RSBY
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Year
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016-17
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2017-18^
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1
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Assam
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1421104
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1421104
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1421104
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1421104
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2
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Bihar
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818531
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6899144
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7028409
|
7028409
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3
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Chandigarh
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7865
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*
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*
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*
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4
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Chhattisgarh
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2141822
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3442749
|
4146227
|
4146227
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5
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Gujarat
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1876307
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1876628
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2691497
|
2691497
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6
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Haryana
|
437850
|
437850
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*
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*
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7
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Himachal Pradesh
|
481699
|
480588
|
480588
|
480588
|
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8
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Jharkhand
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1714552
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1682894
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*
|
*
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9
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Karnataka
|
6050439
|
6731881
|
6206620
|
6206620
|
|
10
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Kerala
|
2018764
|
2021572
|
2060953
|
2044417
|
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11
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Madhya Pradesh
|
608748
|
*
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*
|
*
|
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12
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Manipur
|
70383
|
70925
|
70925
|
70925
|
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13
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Meghalaya
|
65840
|
256138
|
256138
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130516
|
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14
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Mizoram
|
152983
|
152983
|
194886
|
194886
|
|
15
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Nagaland
|
128184
|
*
|
255314
|
233328
|
|
16
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Orissa
|
4307538
|
4462959
|
4462959
|
4462959
|
|
17
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Pondicherry
|
6467
|
*
|
*
|
*
|
|
18
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Punjab
|
232352
|
232352
|
*
|
*
|
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19
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Rajasthan
|
2692626
|
2769097
|
*
|
*
|
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20
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Tripura
|
505327
|
492022
|
481331
|
481331
|
|
21
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Uttar Pradesh
|
285435
|
285229
|
*
|
*
|
|
22
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Uttarakhand
|
3839765
|
1464242
|
285229
|
*
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23
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West Bengal
|
6063390
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6150716
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6290446
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6290446
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Grand Total
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35927971
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41331073
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36332626
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35883253
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* States not implementing RSBY during the period
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^ Upto 30.09.2017
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The Government has proposed to launch a new health protection scheme which will provide health cover up to Rs. One lakh per family belonging to poor and economically weaker families. The contours of the scheme are yet to be finalized. This proposed scheme will replace RSBY once it is approved.
The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
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