Lok Sabha Question No. 2416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, UDIT RAJ, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2416 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA B IMA YOJANA

## 2416. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

DR. UDIT RAJ:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of beneficiaries under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in the unorganised sector across the country, State/UT - wise ;
- (b)  the  total  funds  allocated/utilised under  the  yojana  by  the  beneficiaries  in  the country, State/UT - wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the insurance cover provided under RSBY;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has received complaints of malpractices/ irr gularities in certain cases under RSBY during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise long with the action tak en/being taken by  the Government on such complaints so far?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): RSBY covers families of Below Poverty Line (BPL) and 11 other defined categories of Unorganized Workers namely Building & Other Construction Workers, licensed Railway porters, Street Vendors, MGNREGA workers (who have worked for more than fifteen days during  preceding  financial  y ear),  Beedi  workers,  Domestic  workers,  Sanitation  Workers, Mine  Workers,  Rickshaw  pullers,  Rag  pickers  and  Auto/Taxi  drivers. The  State - wise  list containing number of families enrolled under RSBY during 2016 - 17 is at Annexure -I.
- (b): Under  RSBY  there  is  n o  state/UT - wise  allocation  of  funds.  Central  Government releases its share of premium to State Governments on the receipt of their proposal State/UT - wise details of the funds released to State Governments during the year 2016 - 17 are at Annexure -II.
- (c) & (d): The Hon'ble Finance Minister in his budget speech of 2018 - 19 has announced to launch a flagship National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) to cover over 10 crore and vulnerable families (approx. 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto Rs. 5 lakh per  family  per  year  for  secondary  and  tertiary  hospitalization.  After  the  launch  of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) will be subsumed in it.
- (e) & (f): During the last three years and the current year, this Ministry has not re any complaint of malpractices / irregularities under RSBY.

ANNEXURE -I

| RSBY Scheme: Number of families covered under RSBY during F.Y.2016-17   | RSBY Scheme: Number of families covered under RSBY during F.Y.2016-17   | RSBY Scheme: Number of families covered under RSBY during F.Y.2016-17   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                 | State                                                                   | Enrolled Families                                                       |
| 1                                                                       | Assam                                                                   | 1421104                                                                 |
| 2                                                                       | Bihar                                                                   | 7028409                                                                 |
| 3                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                            | 4146227                                                                 |
| 4                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                 | 2691497                                                                 |
| 5                                                                       | Himachal pradesh                                                        | 480588                                                                  |
| 6                                                                       | Karnataka                                                               | 6206620                                                                 |
| 7                                                                       | Kerala                                                                  | 2060802                                                                 |
| 8                                                                       | Manipur                                                                 | 70925                                                                   |
| 9                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                               | 256138                                                                  |
| 10                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                 | 194886                                                                  |
| 11                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                | 255314                                                                  |
| 12                                                                      | Odisha                                                                  | 4462959                                                                 |
| 13                                                                      | Tripura                                                                 | 481331                                                                  |
| 14                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                             | 285229                                                                  |
| 15                                                                      | West Bengal                                                             | 6290446                                                                 |
|                                                                         | Grand Total                                                             | 36332475                                                                |

ANNEXURE -II

| RSBY Scheme: Funds released under RSBY during F.Y.2016-17   | RSBY Scheme: Funds released under RSBY during F.Y.2016-17   | RSBY Scheme: Funds released under RSBY during F.Y.2016-17   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                     | State                                                       | Amount (Rupees in crore)                                    |
| 1                                                           | Assam                                                       | 54.72                                                       |
| 2                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 114.09                                                      |
| 3                                                           | Gujarat                                                     | 22.34                                                       |
| 4                                                           | Haryana                                                     | 0.60                                                        |
| 5                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 12.30                                                       |
| 6                                                           | Karnataka                                                   | 45.89                                                       |
| 7                                                           | Kerala                                                      | 73.29                                                       |
| 8                                                           | Manipur                                                     | 2.20                                                        |
| 9                                                           | Meghalaya                                                   | 4.10                                                        |
| 10                                                          | Mizoram                                                     | 14.13                                                       |
| 11                                                          | Odisha                                                      | 31.70                                                       |
| 12                                                          | Tripura                                                     | 10.83                                                       |
| 13                                                          | West Bengal                                                 | 50.47                                                       |
|                                                             | Grand Total                                                 | 436.66                                                      |