Rajiv Arogyasree

Details of Rajiv Arogyasri Health Insurance Scheme

Aim:

This is an innovative scheme implemented for the first time in the country. The aim is to ensure health care of the poor, through insurance. The scheme also aims at providing health care to 90 percent of the state population, ultimately.

Scope:

All the poor, having white ration cards are eligible for benefit under the scheme.

Allocation of Funds:

This is a state government scheme. Under it, hospital bills of the insured persons would be paid by the insurance companies. The premium for the insurance policy would be paid by the government.

If people are to contribute, the details:

People need not have to pay anything under the scheme.

Eligibility:

All those having white ration cards are eligible for help under the scheme.

Free medical and surgical aid to children with congenital heart problems:

The state government has also taken up a massive scheme of helping children of the poor, who were born with congenital heart problems to undergo medical of surgical treatment. The entire expenditure incurred for the treatment in expensive corporate hospitals is borne by the government.