Friday, September 16, 2011

health Insurence for the unorganised sector

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ( RSBY)

Rs 30,000 family floater for a maximum of 5 members

Cost
Premium – Rs 500 a year , centre and states pay in 75: 25 ratio
Registration – Rs 30 paid by user
Smart card – Rs 60 each , borne by the centre
Benefits
Cashless insurance for Rs 30 thousand
Transport expense of 100 per visit with cap of Rs 1000
Pre-existing diseases covered

Coverage

Originally for BPL families
Extended to unorganized sector workers such as domestic workers , beedi –makers ,miners , street vendors ,Rly porters and hawkers

So far 23.2 million active smart carts

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