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Tamil Nadu hikes health insurance cover to `5 lakh
The Tamil Nadu government has hiked the health insurance cover from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh so as to benefit 158 crore families, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Friday
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has hiked the health insurance cover from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh so as to benefit 1.58 crore families, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Friday.
The scheme implemented in the state during the previous DMK regime was made more comprehensive after the AIADMK stormed back into power in 2011.
The revamped scheme was launched by the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on January 11, 2012 and the government issued 1.58 crore cards, offering health insurance coverage for up to Rs 2 lakh to individuals.
"So far, 26.96 lakh persons have benefited by availing insurance worth Rs 5,133.33 crore from the scheme," Palaniswami said in an official release.
The Chief Minister said following the requests made by the beneficiaries, he issued orders to increase the insurance cover to Rs 5 lakh from the existing Rs 2 lakh.
The new insurance coverage would come into effect from tomorrow and the families covered under the scheme can utilise it without paying any fee, he said.
