Rajasthan government is about to start its much-awaited universal health insurance scheme across the state. On March 27, 2021 CM Ashok Gehlot announced the implementation date of the scheme at a virtual programme of Medical education department. This scheme was initially announced by the CM on in the state budget for 2021-22. Thereby it will begin across the state from May 1, 2021 and registrations for the same will start from April 1, 2021. This scheme tends to cover all the families in the state. It will provide the families in the state with annual medical insurance benefits up to Rs. 5 lakhs by paying Rs. 850 annually. This health insurance coverage will turn out to be boon for all the residents.
Scheme Overview:
Scheme: | Health Insurance Scheme |
Scheme Under: | Rajasthan Government |
Announced by: | CM Ashok Gehlot |
Implementation Date: | May 1, 2021 |
Registration Start Date: | April 1, 2021 |
Beneficiaries: | Each and every family in the state |
Benefit: | Annual health insurance coverage of Rs. 5 lakhs by paying Rs. 850/- annually |
Objective: | To provide a health insurance coverage to maintain life-health balance of people in the state |
List of scheme lunched by Rajasthan Government
Objectives and Benefits:
- The main objective of the scheme is to protect and cover the residents in the state
- This scheme will provide annual medical insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakhs for each family just by paying Rs. 850/- annually
- It is the first universal health scheme in the state covering all the families across the state
- Any resident of the state irrespective of the cast, creed, religion, age, gender can avail the benefit of the scheme
- Medical insurance benefits will turn out to be a boon for the residents
- This scheme will enable to maintain a balance of life and health of the people
Scheme Details:
- On March 27, 2021 CM Ashok Gehlot announced the implementation date of the Health Insurance scheme at a virtual programme of Medical education department.
- Initially the scheme was announced by the CM in the state budget for 2021-22
- This scheme will begin across the state from May 1, 2021 and registrations for the same will start from April 1, 2021.
- It is a universal health scheme, thereby covering all the families in the state under one health insurance cover
- It will be launched and implemented for the benefit of the residents in the state
- Under the scheme, each and every family in the state will be provided with annual health insurance coverage of Rs. 5 lakhs by paying Rs. 850/- annually
- Beneficiaries will get the insurance benefits irrespective of gender, religion, caste, age, etc
- This scheme will now secure and cover all the residents of the state
- It will turn out as a boon to the residents of the state and thereby will also bring reforms in the state health infrastructure
- It will cover all the citizens and help maintain their life-health balance
- Total outlay of the scheme is estimated as Rs. 3,500 crores for current financial year