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The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) may soon be extended to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) workers who have completed 15 days or more during the previous financial year.
According to the proposal, the premium will be shared between the Central and State Governments in the ratio of 75:25, Mr Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister for Labour and Employment, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
In the case of the north-eastern States and Jammu and Kashmir, the premium will be shared in the ratio of 90:10. Additionally, the cost of smart card of Rs 60 will be borne by the Central Government.
The worker will not be required to pay any premium and will have to pay Rs 30 only as registration fee.
Till February 28 this year, a total of 2,31,84,496 below poverty line families were issued smart cards under RSBY, with the highest number of 46,76,797 in Uttar Pradesh followed by 46,000,079 in Bihar. Rajasthan has discontinued the scheme.
The Government also proposes to extend RSBY to beedi workers and unorganised sector workers in hazardous mining and associated industries such as slate and slate pencil, dolomite, mica and asbestos, etc, Mr Kharge said.
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