National Health Protection Scheme

National Health Protection Scheme

(a) whether the Government is planning to introduce National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) to 10 crore poor families in the country;
(b) if so, the details and the salient features of the said scheme;
(c) the time by which this scheme is likely to be introduced in the country; and
(d) whether the NITI Aayog is anticipating any difficulties in its implementation and if so, the reasons therefor?

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2518                                        ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2018

National Health Protection Scheme

PINAKI MISRA
SHOBHA KARANDLAJE
M. CHANDRAKASI
T.G. VENKATESH BABU
SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE
DHARMENDRA YADAV
VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT
CHANDU BARNE SHRIRANG
A.P. JITHENDER REDDY
VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI
ANURAG SINGH THAKUR
RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY
ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER
SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL
ANANDRAO ADSUL
PRATHAP SIMHA
ANJU BALA
ABHISHEK SINGH
ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR
ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY
B. SREERAMULU
KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is planning to introduce National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) to 10 crore poor families in the country;
(b) if so, the details and the salient features of the said scheme;
(c) the time by which this scheme is likely to be introduced in the country; and
(d) whether the NITI Aayog is anticipating any difficulties in its implementation and if so, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND 
FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
(a) to (d): In the Budget Speech of 2018-19, the Government has announced to launch a flagship National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) to cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approx. 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage upto Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalization. The contours of the scheme are yet to be finalized.

Source: Loksabha
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