Lok Sabha Question No. 1332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana in the Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## RASHTRIYA SWASTHAYA BIMA YOJANA IN THE UNORGANISED SECTOR

1332. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  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 under the yojana to the beneficiaries in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to increase the insurance cover provided  under  RSBY  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (d)whether the Government has received complaints of malpractices/ irregularities  in  certain  cases  under  RSBY  during  each  of  the  last
- three years and the current year;
- (e)if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the  action taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  on  such  complaints  so  far; and
- (f)the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase coverage of RSBY and to keep a check on malpractices/irregularities therein?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): The  total  beneficiaries  of  Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana (RSBY) till the launch of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana  (PMJAY)  (i.e.  23.09.2018),  was  2.75  crore  families.  With  the launch of PMJAY on 23.09.2018, RSBY has been subsumed in it.

- (b): Funds under RSBY are not allocated. Funds are released to the State/UTs as Central Share of premium as required by the States/UTs. The State/UTs wise details   of Central Share released under RSBY for the last three financial years and current   year are at Annexure I.
- (c): No  Madam,  the  Government  has  already  launched  Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) earlier known as   National Health Protection Mission (NHPM) on 23.09.2018 to provide health   coverage up  to  Rs.  5  lakh  per  family  per  year  for  secondary  and  tertiary hospitalization to around 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families as per   Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) database. RSBY has been subsumed in PMJAY from 23.09.2018.
- (d) to (e): No such complaints are received in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Annexure referred to in reply  to  part  (b)  of  lok  sabha  un-starred  question  no.  1332  for 11.02.2019 regarding Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana in the Unorganised Sector by Shri Rahul Shewale & others.

State wise details of the releases made under RSBY

| Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   | Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   | Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   | Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   | Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   | Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   | Release made Under RSBY (Amounts Rs. in crores)   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                           | Name of State                                     | 2015-16                                           | 2016-17                                           | 2017-18                                           | 2018-19                                           | TOTAL                                             |
| 1                                                 | Assam                                             | 23.24                                             | 54.72                                             | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 77.96                                             |
| 2                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | 88.77                                             | 114.09                                            | 171.38                                            | 0                                                 | 374.24                                            |
| 3                                                 | Gujarat                                           | 74.24                                             | 22.34                                             | 15.07                                             | 23.52                                             | 135.17                                            |
| 4                                                 | Haryana                                           | 4.67                                              | 0.6                                               | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 5.27                                              |
| 5                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 13.9                                              | 12.3                                              | 6.15                                              | 0                                                 | 32.35                                             |
| 6                                                 | Karnataka                                         | 94.99                                             | 45.89                                             | 7.39                                              | 21.93                                             | 170.2                                             |
| 7                                                 | Kerala                                            | 112.37                                            | 73.29                                             | 77.53                                             | 86.9                                              | 350.09                                            |
| 8                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 1                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 1                                                 |
| 9                                                 | Manipur                                           | 1.17                                              | 2.2                                               | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 3.37                                              |
| 10                                                | Meghalaya                                         | 4.1                                               | 4.1                                               | 0                                                 | 11.08                                             | 19.28                                             |
| 11                                                | Mizoram                                           | 9.43                                              | 14.13                                             | 12.96                                             | 5.48                                              | 42                                                |
| 12                                                | Nagaland                                          | -                                                 | 0                                                 | 4.87                                              | 0                                                 | 4.87                                              |
| 13                                                | Odisha                                            | 59.55                                             | 31.7                                              | 55.75                                             | 55.76                                             | 202.76                                            |
| 14                                                | Puducherry                                        | 0.17                                              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0.17                                              |
| 15                                                | Punjab                                            | 2.8                                               | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 2.8                                               |
| 16                                                | Rajasthan                                         | 53.57                                             | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 53.57                                             |
| 17                                                | Tripura                                           | 15.64                                             | 10.83                                             | 0.04                                              | 0                                                 | 26.51                                             |
| 18                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 11.91                                             | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 11.91                                             |
| 19                                                | Uttarakhand                                       | 10.2                                              | 0                                                 | 9.15                                              | 0                                                 | 19.35                                             |
| 20                                                | West Bengal                                       | 93.38                                             | 50.47                                             | 95.01                                             | 8.9                                               | 247.76                                            |
| Grand Total                                       | Grand Total                                       | 675.1                                             | 436.66                                            | 455.3                                             | 213.56                                            | 1780.6                                            |

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