(a) whether any health care scheme has been launched by the
Government for the agricultural workers and their family members;
(b) if not, whether the Government propose to formulate such
a scheme during the Tenth Five Year Plan; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF LABOUR (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) to (c): Improvement in the health status of the
population has been one of the major thrust areas of the social
development programmes of the Government and various disease
control programmes relating to Malaria, Leprosy, TB, HIV/AIDS,
Blindness, Cancer etc. covering all segments of the population
including agricultural workers and their family members are in
operation. There is no specific scheme proposed for this segment
of the population as such during the Tenth Five Year Plan.