Kerala
Good response to family health insurance scheme
Renu Ramanath
Rs.67.22 lakhs premium collected in Ernakulam district
KOCHI: Ernakulam district has topped the chart in the `Kudumba Suraksha,' the family insurance scheme conceived by the State Government, with the highest number of participants, collecting Rs.67.22 lakhs as premium.
A total of 1.81 lakh people have joined the scheme so far from 97 local self-governing bodies in the district, according to District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish.
The scheme, implemented in association with ICICI Lombard, offers free medical treatment facilities for below poverty line (BPL) and above poverty line (APL) families. In the BPL category, 1,79,779 people have joined the scheme. Among them, 1,37,379 people are from the 88 grama panchayats in the district and 42,400 from the eight municipalities and Kochi Corporation.
There are a total number of 1,744 people in the APL category, with 1,690 persons from grama panchayats and 54 from municipalities and the Corporation.
The total premium from the BPL category comes to Rs.59,37,261, with Rs.45,38,061 collected from the grama panchayats and Rs.13,99,200 from the municipalities. In the APL category, Rs.7,60,500 was collected from panchayats and Rs.24,300 from the municipalities.
Koovappady grama panchayat, which has 4,757 applicants, has topped among the panchayats, with Kochi Corporation toping among the municipalities and corporations. There are 2,823 applicants from the BPL category. Interestingly, there are no applicants in the Kochi Corporation from the APL category.
Three other grama panchayats also have more than 4,000 applicants. These are Chellanam, with 4,216 applicants, Kottuvally, with 4,044 and Elankunnappuzha, with 4,027 applicants. Among the municipalities, Aluva fell the farthest behind, with only 431 applicants.
The scheme is being coordinated by Kudumbasree units through Ayalkkoottams. Applicants are selected through ten data entry centres in the district. The Government had given the permission to pay for the premium of BPL applicants from the funds of the local self-governing bodies.
The applicants can avail of free medical treatment from the next day after obtaining the insurance card.
(The Hindu - 17/02/06, Friday)
Good response to family health insurance scheme
Renu Ramanath
Rs.67.22 lakhs premium collected in Ernakulam district
KOCHI: Ernakulam district has topped the chart in the `Kudumba Suraksha,' the family insurance scheme conceived by the State Government, with the highest number of participants, collecting Rs.67.22 lakhs as premium.
A total of 1.81 lakh people have joined the scheme so far from 97 local self-governing bodies in the district, according to District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish.
The scheme, implemented in association with ICICI Lombard, offers free medical treatment facilities for below poverty line (BPL) and above poverty line (APL) families. In the BPL category, 1,79,779 people have joined the scheme. Among them, 1,37,379 people are from the 88 grama panchayats in the district and 42,400 from the eight municipalities and Kochi Corporation.
There are a total number of 1,744 people in the APL category, with 1,690 persons from grama panchayats and 54 from municipalities and the Corporation.
The total premium from the BPL category comes to Rs.59,37,261, with Rs.45,38,061 collected from the grama panchayats and Rs.13,99,200 from the municipalities. In the APL category, Rs.7,60,500 was collected from panchayats and Rs.24,300 from the municipalities.
Koovappady grama panchayat, which has 4,757 applicants, has topped among the panchayats, with Kochi Corporation toping among the municipalities and corporations. There are 2,823 applicants from the BPL category. Interestingly, there are no applicants in the Kochi Corporation from the APL category.
Three other grama panchayats also have more than 4,000 applicants. These are Chellanam, with 4,216 applicants, Kottuvally, with 4,044 and Elankunnappuzha, with 4,027 applicants. Among the municipalities, Aluva fell the farthest behind, with only 431 applicants.
The scheme is being coordinated by Kudumbasree units through Ayalkkoottams. Applicants are selected through ten data entry centres in the district. The Government had given the permission to pay for the premium of BPL applicants from the funds of the local self-governing bodies.
The applicants can avail of free medical treatment from the next day after obtaining the insurance card.
(The Hindu - 17/02/06, Friday)
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