Lok Sabha Question No. 1746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: National Health Insurance Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1746 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## NATIONAL HEALTH INSU RANCE SCHEME

## 1746. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of families covered with insurance during the last three years under National Health Insurance Scheme, Statewise details thereof including Jharkhand;
- (b) whether National Health Insurance Scheme has already been closed in few States;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the said scheme is likely to be re -enforced;
- (d) the total number of villages and towns where people living below the poverty line as well as labourers working under MGNREGA and workers workingin unorganised sector in urban areas coveredunder National Health Insurance Scheme in the country including Jharkhand;
- (e)  the  number  of  smart  cards  issued till  31st  March,  2016  along  with  t he State - wise  details thereof; and
- (f) the number of labourers who benefitted under the said scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) : This Ministry implements Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and the State - wise list  of  families  enrolled  under  RSBY  including  Jharkhand  during  last  three  years Annexure.
- (b) : Yes.
- (c) : Health is a State subject. It can implement own State scheme or State scheme along RSBY o r only RSBY. Central Government always encourages State Government to implement RSBY. It is left to the State Government to decide whether to implement RSBY or not.
- (d): Village - wise/Town- wise data is not maintained.
- (e ): 41331073 smart cards were issued under RSBY till 31 st March, 2016. The State - wise list for the year 2015 - 16 is at Annexure.
- (f) : Category - wise data of hospitalization benefits availed is not maintained.

| ANNEXURE                                                             | ANNEXURE                                                             | ANNEXURE                                                             | ANNEXURE                                                             | ANNEXURE                                                             |
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| RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 | RSBY Scheme: Statewise Status for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 |
| S.No.                                                                | State                                                                | No. of Enrolled Families under RSBY                                  | No. of Enrolled Families under RSBY                                  | No. of Enrolled Families under RSBY                                  |
| Year                                                                 | Year                                                                 | 2013-14                                                              | 2014-15                                                              | 2015-16                                                              |
| 1                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                       | 2184                                                                 | *                                                                    | *                                                                    |
| 2                                                                    | Assam                                                                | 1416919                                                              | 1421104                                                              | 1421104                                                              |
| 3                                                                    | Bihar                                                                | 6102774                                                              | 818531                                                               | 6899144                                                              |
| 4                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                           | 5854                                                                 | 7865                                                                 | *                                                                    |
| 5                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                         | 1962689                                                              | 2141822                                                              | 3442749                                                              |
| 6                                                                    | Gujarat                                                              | 1900903                                                              | 1876307                                                              | 1876628                                                              |
| 7                                                                    | Haryana                                                              | 463226                                                               | 437850                                                               | 437850                                                               |
| 8                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                     | 341818                                                               | 481699                                                               | 480588                                                               |
| 9                                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                                    | 4988                                                                 | *                                                                    | *                                                                    |
| 10                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                            | 1923138                                                              | 1714552                                                              | 1682894                                                              |
| 11                                                                   | Karnataka                                                            | 29417                                                                | 6050439                                                              | 6731881                                                              |
| 12                                                                   | Kerala                                                               | 2747029                                                              | 2018764                                                              | 2021572                                                              |
| 13                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                       | 608748                                                               | 608748                                                               | *                                                                    |
| 14                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                          | 234252                                                               | *                                                                    | *                                                                    |
| 15                                                                   | Manipur                                                              | 68140                                                                | 70383                                                                | 70925                                                                |
| 16                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                            | 108321                                                               | 65840                                                                | 256138                                                               |
| 17                                                                   | Mizoram                                                              | 145842                                                               | 152983                                                               | 152983                                                               |
| 18                                                                   | Nagaland                                                             | 151806                                                               | 128184                                                               | *                                                                    |
| 19                                                                   | Orissa                                                               | 4238040                                                              | 4307538                                                              | 4462959                                                              |
| 20                                                                   | Pondicherry                                                          | 9486                                                                 | 6467                                                                 | *                                                                    |
| 21                                                                   | Punjab                                                               | 236764                                                               | 232352                                                               | 232352                                                               |
| 22                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                            | 2511663                                                              | 2692626                                                              | 2769097                                                              |
| 23                                                                   | Tripura                                                              | 505327                                                               | 505327                                                               | 492022                                                               |
| 24                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | 5541225                                                              | 285435                                                               | 285229                                                               |
| 25                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                          | 285435                                                               | 3839765                                                              | 1464242                                                              |
| 26                                                                   | West Bengal                                                          | 5748689                                                              | 6063390                                                              | 6150716                                                              |
|                                                                      | Grand Total                                                          | 37294677                                                             | 35927971                                                             | 41331073                                                             |