Chennai: Nearly 4.7 lakh families living below the poverty line in two districts in the State will be covered by the national health insurance scheme for unorganised workers in the next couple of months.
Inaugurating a State workshop on the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), Labour Minister T. M. Anbarasan said about Rs.5.5 crore would be spent by the State on the pilot scheme in Kancheepuram and Tirunelveli districts. The premium has been fixed at Rs.512 for a family of five with the State government’s share amounting to Rs.113.
Source: The Hindu
Friday, June 27, 2008
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