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Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

The  ‘Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana’  for BPL families ( a unit of five)  in Unorganised Sector was launched on 1 st  October, 2007 and became operational from April 1, 2008.   Under the scheme, smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30,000/- per annum on a family floater basis is provided to a BPL family in the unorganized sector.  The premium is shared on 75:25 basis by Centre and State Government. In case of States of North-East region and Jammu & Kashmir, the premium is shared in the ratio of 90:10.  The scheme provides for portability of smart card by the splitting the card value for migrant workers.