Question : BPL FAMILIES UNDER RSBY

(a) the status of implementation of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in the country including West Bengal;

(b) whether a large percentage of the population in the country including the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families is not covered under this health insurance scheme;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including the number of BPL families covered under the scheme at present;

(d) whether the Government proposes to cover all the unorganized sector workers including BPL families under the RSBY and if so, the steps being taken by the Government to provide health insurance cover to all those who are not covered under this scheme;

(e) the State-wise/UT-wise details of smart cardholders whose health/hospital expenses have been borne by the Government during the last three years and the current year; and

(f) the number and details of hospitals under the said scheme in the country including Malda district in West Bengal?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH)

(a) to (c) The scheme of RSBY is under implementation in 28 States/UTs covering more than 3.44 crore eligible families. State-wise no. of families enrolled under RSBY as on 15.04.2013 is at Annexure-I.

(d) During the course of the implementation, apart from the BPL families, RSBY has been extended to Building & other construction workers, Railway porters, Street Vendors, MGNREGA workers (who have worked for more than fifteen days during preceding financial year), Beedi workers, and domestic workers. It is the endeavour of the Government to extend Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to all unorganised workers in a phased manner.

(e) & (f) State-wise details of the hospitalization/ cases during the last three years and current year as well as no. of empaneled Hospitals, State-wise is at Annexure-II. Details of empaneled Hospitals in Malda Disttrict of West Bengal is at Annexure-III.