Lok Sabha Question No. 4002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4002 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA B IMA YOJANA

## 4002. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) the total number of beneficiaries under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), State/ -wise including Gujarat;
- (b)  the total  amount  allocated  to  beneficiaries  under  this  Scheme,  State/UTwise  inclu Gujarat; and
- (c) whether the Government plans to increase insurance cover provided under RSBY, if so, details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): The State/UT - wise list containing number of beneficiaries enrolled under RSBY during the current year is annexed.
- (b): Under RSBY there is no stat e/UT-wise allocation of funds. Central Government releases its share of premium to State Governments on the receipt of their proposals. During th 2018- 19, an amount of Rs. 56.53 crore has been released to States as Central share of pr Details a re as under:
- (c) : There is no proposal for increase of insurance cover under RSBY.

| Sr. No.   | State     |   Amount (In crore) |
|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
| 1         | Gujarat   |               23.52 |
| 2         | Karnataka |               21.93 |
| 3         | Meghalaya |               11.08 |
| Total     | Total     |               56.53 |

Government has approved the launch of Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri National Health  Protection  Mission  (AB - PMNHPM)  during  2018 - 19  to  cover  over  10  crore  poor  and vulnerable  families  (approx.  50  crore  beneficiaries)  providing  coverage  upto  Rs.  5  la family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalization.

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| Annexure                                      | Annexure                                      | Annexure                                      |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the current | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the current | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the current |
| S.No.                                         | State                                         |                                               |
| Year                                          |                                               | 2018- 19                                      |
| 1                                             | Chhattisgarh                                  | 4146227                                       |
| 2                                             | Gujarat                                       | 2691497                                       |
| 3                                             | Himachal Pradesh                              | 480588                                        |
| 4                                             | Karnataka                                     | 6206620                                       |
| 5                                             | Kerala                                        | 2044417                                       |
| 6                                             | Manipur                                       | 70925                                         |
| 7                                             | Meghalaya                                     | 130516                                        |
| 8                                             | Mizoram                                       | 194886                                        |
| 9                                             | Nagaland                                      | 233328                                        |
| 10                                            | Orissa                                        | 4462959                                       |
| 11                                            | Tripura                                       | 481331                                        |
| 12                                            | West Bengal                                   | 6290446                                       |
|                                               | Grand Total                                   | 27433740                                      |