Question : EXTENSION OF RSBY TO MGNREGS WORKERS

(a) whether the Government proposes to extend Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to all the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the expenditure likely to be incurred for the purpose; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for speedy implementation of said proposal?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)

(a) to (c): The proposal to extend Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to all the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) Workers is under consideration of the Government.