Get Rs 5 lakh health insurance coverage by paying Rs 850 annually in this state, registration begins from April 1

Here is a good piece of news for every household of this state, which will launch its ambitious universal health insurance coverage scheme from May 1. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will begin the exercise to insure every family with a Rs 5 lakh cover by paying just ₹850 annually, said a PTI report. The registration process for the same will begin from April 1. The announcement in this regard was made in the Rajasthan budget 2021-22.

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"We are going to implement the universal health coverage scheme from May 1 and registration will start from April 1," the chief minister told PTI at a virtual programme of the medical education department.

He said the medical and health sector is the topmost priority for his government.  

"Development works, water, electricity, education, irrigation, social welfare and other sectors are also on the government's priority list, but health is the topmost priority area for us," Gehlot said.  

He said the state government had launched the "Nirogi Rajasthan" campaign and the preparations for it, which started in December 2019, proved to be crucial in March 2020 at the time of the coronavirus outbreak.

"The corona management of the government was excellent, due to which the recovery rate was the highest and the mortality rate was the lowest in the state. We have strengthened our medical infrastructure and the per-day corona testing capacity is 70,000 now," the chief minister told the news agency.  
He said Rajasthan's "Bhilwara model" was praised worldwide and the "No Mask, No Entry" slogan was followed in the UK also.  

Highlighting the medical facilities in the state, Gehlot had said his government is exploring the possibility of tie-ups with foreign universities for nursing-training courses. He said the numbers of medical colleges, seats in the MBBS and MD courses have increased in the state and the government is developing model community health centres (CHCs).