58.74 lakh Health Insurance Cards Issued in Gujarat in 3 years

New Delhi

The Ministry of Labour and Employment issued total 10.72 crore health cards for providing health insurance under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in 29 states and 7 Union Territories (UTs) in in last three years since 2011-12. Mr. Bandaru Dattatreya, minister of state (Independent Charge) for labour and employment stated in Rajya Sabha on March 11, 2015 in reply to the question raised by member of Rajya Sabha Mr. Parimal Nathwani.

The minister in his reply stated that total 10.72 crore health cards have been issued in the country in last three years, of which 58.74 lakh cards have been issued in Gujarat. In the state of Jharkhand, the central government has issued total 50.19 health insurance cards, said the statement tabled in the parliament. All the districts of both the states have been covered under RSBY, said the minister.

Mr. Nathwani wanted to know about the total number of health cards issued by Government for providing health insurance cover under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) during the last three years and in which states it has been implemented.

The minister also stated that out of the 29 States and 7 Union Territories (UTs), the scheme was never operational in 2 States and 4 UTs, was operational for some time and then stopped in 5 States and one UT. In 22 States and one UT, the scheme is under continuous implementation starting from 2008-09. Altogether, 557 districts have been covered under RSBY so far, said the minister.