Lok Sabha Question No. 2192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-28
Subject: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JULY, 2017

## RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA B IMA YOJANA SCHEME

## 2192. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

(a)  whether  a  committee  or  authority has  been  set  up  to  monitor  the  effectiveness of  the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Scheme;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  been able  to  achieve  the  target  that  it  has  set  for the  total number of persons to be covered under the scheme; and

(e) whether the Government has a State -wise data of the number of people c vere d under the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) to (c) : An  inter - ministerial  committee  namely  Approval  and  Monitoring  Committee (AMC) has beenconstituted with the following composition:

- i. Joint Secretary (RSBY), MoHFW
- ii. Representative from NITI Aayog
- iii. Representative from Department of Financial Services, M/o Finance
- iv. Representative of IFD, MoHFW

## The functions of AMC are as under:

- i. Examine theproposals submitted by the State Governments and grant approval to th projects  inter -alia  involving  approval  of  tender  document;  approval  of  premium  for selection  of  Insurance  Company  (s)  after  tender;  approval  for  extension  of  enrol period; approval for auto renewal/extension of insurance policy etc.
- ii. Periodically monitor and review the progress of the schemes in different States/UTs.
- iii. Any other matter with permission of Chair.

(d) & (e): The Target numbers are defined by State Government as per app roved categories (BPL  and  11  other  defined  categories  namely  MGNREGA  Workers,  Construction  Workers, Domestic  workers,  Sanitation  Workers,  Mine  Workers,  licensed  Railway  Porters,  Stre Vendors,  Beedi  Workers,  Rickshaw  Pullers,  Rag  Pickers  and  Auto/Taxi  dri vers)  provided  by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The State - wise details of targeted families and enrolled families under RSBY during 2016 - 17 are annexed.

| RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for financial year 2016 - 2017   | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for financial year 2016 - 2017   | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for financial year 2016 - 2017   | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for financial year 2016 - 2017   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                          | State                                                          | Total Targe tted Families                                      | No. of Enrolled Families                                       |
| 1.                                                             | Assam                                                          | 2371950                                                        | 1421104                                                        |
| 2.                                                             | Bihar                                                          | 13921372                                                       | 7028409                                                        |
| 3.                                                             | Chhattisgarh                                                   | 4869167                                                        | 4146227                                                        |
| 4.                                                             | Gujrat                                                         | 4653237                                                        | 2691497                                                        |
| 5.                                                             | Himachal Pradesh                                               | 877763                                                         | 480588                                                         |
| 6.                                                             | Karnataka                                                      | 10031663                                                       | 6206620                                                        |
| 7.                                                             | Kerala                                                         | 2275705                                                        | 2060953                                                        |
| 8.                                                             | Manipur                                                        | 120237                                                         | 70925                                                          |
| 9.                                                             | M eghalya                                                      | 479743                                                         | 256138                                                         |
| 10.                                                            | Mizoram                                                        | 243407                                                         | 194886                                                         |
| 11.                                                            | Nagaland                                                       | 518476                                                         | 255314                                                         |
| 12.                                                            | Odisha                                                         | 6158498                                                        | 4462959                                                        |
| 13.                                                            | Tripura                                                        | 768359                                                         | 481331                                                         |
| 14.                                                            | Uttarakhand                                                    | 728216                                                         | 285229                                                         |
| 15.                                                            | West Bengal                                                    | 11100347                                                       | 6290446                                                        |
|                                                                | Total                                                          | 59118140                                                       | 36332626                                                       |