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.	STATE	TOTAL TARGETTED FAMILIES	NO. OF ENROLLED FAMILIES
	A	C	D
1	ASSAM	2371950	1421104
2	BIHAR	13921372	7028409
3	CHHATTISGARH	4869167	4146227
4	GUJARAT	4653237	2691497
5	HIMACHAL PRADESH	877763	480588
6	KARNATAKA	10031663	6206620
7	KERALA	2275554	2060802
8	MANIPUR	120237	70925
9	MEGHALAYA	479743	256138
10	MIZORAM	243407	194886
11	NAGALAND	518476	255314
12	ODISHA	6158498	4462959
13	TRIPURA	768359	481331
14	UTTARAKHAND	728216	285229
15	WEST BENGAL	11100347	6290446
	TOTAL	5,91,17,989	3,63,32,475

 

 

RSBY scheme: Statewise Status for Financial year 2016 – 2018
S.NO.	STATE	TOTAL TARGETTED FAMILIES	NO. OF ENROLLED FAMILIES
	ASSAM	2371950	1421104
	BIHAR	13921372	7028409
	CHHATTISGARH	4869167	4146227
	GUJARAT	4653237	2691497
	HIMACHAL PRADESH	877763	480588
	KARNATAKA	10031663	6206620
	KERALA	2044417	2044417
	MEGHALAYA	529614	130516
	MANIPUR	120237	70925
	MIZORAM	243407	194886
	NAGALAND	518476	233328
	ODISHA	6158498	4462959
	TRIPURA	768359	481331
	WEST BENGAL	11100347	6290446
	GRAND TOTAL	58208507	35883253

 

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.

 

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