Chief Minister Raman Singh, who holds the additional portfolio of finance department, announced the launch of ‘Chief Minister Health Insurance Scheme’ while presenting the state budget 2012-13 in the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Sunday afternoon. A provision of Rs 60 crore had been made in the budget outlay for the next fiscal.
“Chhattisgarh would be the first state in the country to launch such a health insurance scheme that would leave no one living in the state uncovered,” Singh said. The scheme will not have any disparity between rich and poor and anyone can avail the benefits.
“Chhattisgarh would be the first state in the country to launch such a health insurance scheme that would leave no one living in the state uncovered,” Singh said. The scheme will not have any disparity between rich and poor and anyone can avail the benefits.
Singh said the insurance cover would be provided to each family. The members in the family would get a free health care upto Rs 30,000. In all 5.62 million families in Chhattisgarh would be benefited with the scheme.
The state government employees will have reason to cheers. Singh announced that the disparity in the dearness allowance (DA) rates between central and state government employees will be removed during the next fiscal.For the first time,
Source : Business Sandard
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